Game #3437
Tuesday, 10 May 1977
Attendance: 43,721
Lost
Division One
5th (-)
Birmingham City
LLDWL
St Andrew's
Villa play their twelfth game in 38 days as they are robbed at St Andrew’s by shameful play-acting from a desperate Trevor Francis and another poor refereeing performance. Villa sit 5th in the first division table with four to play as Liverpool, ten points ahead, are crowned champions as a result. Amazingly Birmingham, and ten miles away, Coventry, at a reserve game, celebrate wildly at the news that Villa can no longer win the title. The difference between the stations of the other midlands teams to Villa can rarely have been more vividly illustrated than on this disappointing May night.
Birmingham City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
30’ Sending off, Leighton Phillips, Dissent
HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
53’ Goal, John Deehan
Goal, (Birmingham City)
Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City, pen), Trevor Francis
78’ Sending off, (Birmingham City), Joe Gallagher, Kick
FT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, Chris Nicholl
Booking, John Robson
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose to lowly neighbours Birmingham after they are reduced to ten men. As a result Villa make it twenty wins, six draws and twelve defeats in thirty eight division one games this season. Villa have two games in hand but the lead of Liverpool at the top of the table means that only a top four finish is realistic for Villa.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Tuesday, 10 May 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Peter Reeves, Leicester |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LLDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.37 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.60 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 18.55 |
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 |
Birmingham City
Latchford, Burns, Pendrey, Gallagher, Page, Sbragia, Calderwood, Hibbitt (g), Jones, Connolly, Francis (g). Manager: Willie Bell.
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
"He [Trevor Francis] conned the referee [Peter Reeves], particularly in the incident that led to Leighton Phillips being sent off, and then the spot kick.”
Ron Saunders.
*Daily Mirror*
Wednesday, 11 May 1977