Game #3430
Aston Villa
17-5-9, 39 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1977
6th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
Gordon Smith replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.53 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.48 |
Villa come from behind at Highfield Road make it 🟩 seventeen wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty one division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Villa climb to sixth in the table with the title challenge still on as Ron Saunders’ 🏴 side have six games in hand over Ipswich Town who are ten points ahead and five over Liverpool who are eleven in front.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates one to make it 🕒 16 appearances in a Villa shirt (10 Starts), 🟩 W9 🟨 D2 🟥 L5, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (168 Starts) to make it 🟩 W82 🟨 D48 🟥 L45, ⚽ 57 Goals and 🔥 37 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.86 games.
Won
3-2
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 41' | John Deehan | 80' | Brian Little | 84' |
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Ian Wallace
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Ian Wallace
🕒 | HT Coventry City 2-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 55’ Sending off, (Coventry City), Alan Dugdale
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 2-2, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Coventry City 2-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 16 April 1977
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Total 🕒 11 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 15 | 🥅 9 |
League 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 7 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 6 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 3 |
Away 🕒 5 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 6 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Coventry City
8-11-14, 27 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 31,158
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dugdale | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
M John Beck | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Les Cartwright | 🏴 |
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"In the second half it was just a question of how, when and how many goals we would score.”
Ron Saunders.
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