Game #3436
Aston Villa
20-6-11, 46 PTS
Saturday, 7 May 1977
Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Leeds United
14-12-13, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,205
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 61' | 73' |
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 May 1977
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), David McNiven
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leeds United
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 73' Goal, 2-1, Alex Cropley, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 May 1977
Villa play their eleventh game in 35 days to beat Leeds.
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.
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Saturday, 7 May 1977
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🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 154 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 40 🟥 40 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.59 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.54 |
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK Dave Stewart | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
M Gwyn Thomas | 🏴 |
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
W David McNiven | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W David McNiven | 🏴 | (CB David Whyte | 🏴 |)
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB David Evans | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
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
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park