Game #3430
Aston Villa
17-5-9, 39 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1977
Coventry City
2-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Coventry City
8-11-14, 27 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 31,158
Won
6th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1977
🥅 | 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
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seventeen wins, five draws and nine defeats in thirty one division one games this season. As a result Villa have six games in hand over leaders Ipswich Town who lost and remain ten points ahead.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 16 April 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1974-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1974-1983
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gidman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.53 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.48 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Les Cartwright | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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