Game #3438
Aston Villa
20-6-13, 46 PTS
Saturday, 14 May 1977
6th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB David Evans | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
Team News
Charlie Young replaces Leighton Phillips.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.62 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.56 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 1976-77 🕒 11 | ✅ 10 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 3 | #585 |
Lost
2-3
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 1' | +1 |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, (50 seconds)
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Paul Cannell
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Graham Oates
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 1-3, (Newcastle United), Paul Cannell
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 3-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-3, Brian Little
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 3-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 14 May 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1977-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1977-1980
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 105 | 🟩 W41 (39% ) | 🟨 D19 | 🇺(57% ) | 🟥 L45 (43% ) | ⚽ 185 | 🥅 172 | GD 13
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 156 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 40 🟥 42 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Newcastle United
18-13-10, 49 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 29,873
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Aidan McCaffery | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Tommy Cassidy | 🏴 |
M Graham Oates | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 |
CF Paul Cannell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Richard Dinnis | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 | (RB Ray Blackhall | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa play their thirteenth game in 41 days as they fall to defeat at St James’ Park to fourth placed Newcastle.
Villa second successive defeat means it is 🟩 twenty wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 thirty nine division one games this season.
Villa are now sixth in the first division table eleven points off champions Liverpool with three to play.
Charlie Young made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving on to Gillingham in March 1978.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th start in a Villa shirt.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 100th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 183rd appearance (176 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W85 🟨 D49 🟥 L49, ⚽ 62 Goals and 🔥 39 Assists at a rate of one every 1.81 games.
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Match Media
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