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Game #3427

Tuesday, 5 April 1977

Attendance: 32,646

Won

Division One

7th (+1)

Middlesbrough

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

Villa Park

Villa beat a rugged Middlesbrough thanks to John Deehan's thirteenth of the season but once again the performance of the officials leaves much to be desired. Villa with five games in hand move into 7th, eight points behind the leaders.

Aston Villa

1-0

Middlesbrough

Assist(s) | None

KEY MAN

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MATCH TIMELINE

26’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough

ON THIS DAY

Ron Saunders' Villa make it sixteen wins, five draws and eight defeats in twenty nine division one games this season as a result Villa climb to 7th place with five games in hand over leaders Ipswich Town who are eight points ahead.

Aston Villa

Middlesbrough

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Middlesbrough

Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Tuesday, 5 April 1977

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Warrington, 1976-1995
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Warrington, 1976-1995 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨

CARDS

Villa

None

Middlesbrough

🟨 🟨

Joe Worrall

TEAM NEWS

Leighton Phillips replaces Charlie Young.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.18 |

Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.50 |

Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 19.68 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Ron Saunders

Aston Villa

GK John Burridge |
CB Chris Nicholl |
RB John Gidman |
FB John Robson |
M Alex Cropley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
M Leighton Phillips |
W Frank Carrodus |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
CF Andy Gray |

Middlesbrough

Cuff, Cooper, Maddren, Boam, Bailey, Craggs, McAndrew, Brine, Armstrong, Willey, Mills. Manager: Jack Charlton.

SUBSTITUTES

Not recorded

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not recorded

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

None

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 6 April 1977