Game #3430
Aston Villa
17-5-9, 39 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1977
6th= (+1)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Charlie Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Gordon Smith replaces John Gidman.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | 30.53 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.48 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa come from behind at Highfield Road make it ๐ฉ seventeen wins, ๐จ five draws and ๐ฅ nine defeats in ๐ thirty one division one games this season under Ron Saunders ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Villa climb to sixth in the table with the title challenge still on as Ron Saundersโ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 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 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores one and ๐ฅ creates one to make it ๐ 16 appearances in a Villa shirt (10 Starts), ๐ฉ W9 ๐จ D2 ๐ฅ L5, โฝ 2 Goals and ๐ฅ 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 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (168 Starts) to make it ๐ฉ W82 ๐จ D48 ๐ฅ L45, โฝ 57 Goals and ๐ฅ 37 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.86 games.
Starting XI
Won
3-2
๐ฉ 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
๐ฅ
| 31โ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Ian Wallace
โฝ | 40โ Goal, 1-1, Gordon Cowans
๐ฅ
| 41โ Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Ian Wallace
๐ | HT Coventry City 2-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ | 55โ Sending off, (Coventry City), Alan Dugdale
โฝ | 80โ Goal, 2-2, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
โฝ | 84โ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐ | FT Coventry City 2-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 16 April 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worcester, 1977-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Derek Lloyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worcester, 1977-1979
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 15 | ๐ฅ
9 |
League ๐ 8 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
7 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
3 |
Away ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 148 | ๐ฉ | 71 ๐จ | 39 ๐ฅ 38 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"In the second half it was just a question of how, when and how many goals we would score.โ
Ron Saunders.
Division One
Coventry City
8-11-14, 27 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 31,158
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Coop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Dugdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Hutchison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M John Beck | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Barry Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Terry Yorath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
F Ian Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Mick Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Gordon Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Les Cartwright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1976-77
Playing Squad
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #567 |
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #577 |
CB Charlie Young | ๐จ๐พ | #585 |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | #558 |
CB David Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #593 |
CB Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #572 |
RB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #583 |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #560 |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #562 |
RB Keith Masefield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #575 |
LB Mick Buttress | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #586 |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #584 |
M David T Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #587 |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #588 |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #569 |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #552 |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #576 |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #578 |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #555 |
CF John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #579 |
