Game #3436
Saturday, 7 May 1977
Attendance: 38,205
Won
Division One
5th (-)
Leeds United
WLLDW
Villa Park
Villa play their eleventh game in 35 days to beat Leeds.
Aston Villa
2-1
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leeds United
Goal, (Leeds United), McNiven
61’ Goal, John Deehan
Goal, Alex Cropley
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in four to make it twenty wins, six draws and eleven defeats in thirty seven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Saturday, 7 May 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.59 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 18.54 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge |
CB Chris Nicholl |
FB Gordon Smith |
FB John Robson |
M Dennis Mortimer |
M Leighton Phillips |
M Alex Cropley |
M Gordon Cowans |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
CF Andy Gray |
Leeds United
Stewart, Cherry, Hampton, Stevenson, Madeley, McQueen, Gray F, Thomas, Harris, Currie, McNiven (g) (Whyte). Manager: Jimmy Armfield.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D David Evans |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
Frank Carrodus
John Gidman
Ray Graydon
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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Sports Argus*
Saturday, 7 May 1977