Game #3437
Aston Villa
20-6-12, 46 PTS
Tuesday, 10 May 1977
Lost
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 43,721
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
13-10-17, 36 PTS
Birmingham City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 10 May 1977
🟨 | 30' Booking, Leighton Phillips, Barge
🟥 | 30’ Sending off, Leighton Phillips, flicking the V at referee Reeves
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan
🥅 | 76' Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City), Terry Hibbitt
🟥 | 78’ Sending off, (Birmingham City), Joe Gallagher, Stamp on John Deehan
🥅 | 80' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City, pen), Trevor Francis latest dive earns an unjustified spot kick against makeshift defender Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Persistent fouling
🟨 | Booking, John Robson, Throwing the ball away
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Tuesday, 10 May 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 40 🟥 41 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981 🆘
🆘 Unequal to the demands weighing him down
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Peter Reeves
CARDS
Villa
🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Birmingham City
🟥 🟨
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
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Willie Bell | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Dave Latchford | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
CB Ricky Sbragia | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 | 🟥 |
D Garry Pendrey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Terry Hibbitt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Gary Jones | 🏴 |
W John Connolly | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D David Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY 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.
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