Game #3433
Aston Villa
19-5-10, 43 PTS
Monday, 25 April 1977
Arsenal
3-0
Aston Villa
Division One
Arsenal
15-9-14, 39 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 23,961
Lost
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 25 April 1977
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Malcolm Macdonald
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), George Armstrong
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Liam Brady
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, David Hughes, Sub on, Keith Masefield
💥 | 87' Missed penalty, (Arsenal), Malcolm Macdonald
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in five as to quote a contemporary match report "This was the night the season caught up the Aston Villa. With a third of their first team squad injured and with four tired or untested teenagers in their places ...". Villa make it nineteen wins, five draws and ten defeats in thirty four division one games this season. As a result Villa now have four games in hand over Ipswich Town who did not play and are now down to six points ahead but both Manchester City and Liverpool remain in strong positions in the four way fight for the title.
Meanwhile midfielder David Hughes made his fifth and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving on to Lincoln City in April 1978.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Monday, 25 April 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 151 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 39 🟥 39 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
David Hughes and Andy Gray replace Ray Graydon and Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.76 |
Oldest Player |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 27.60 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.51 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M David Hughes | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M John Matthews | 🏴 |
M Alan Hudson | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | FB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | for M David Hughes | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 | (LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
None
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 5 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
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
🔴 M David Hughes | 🏴 | 1976-77 | 🕒 4 | 3 (1) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 6 | #586 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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