Game #3442
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1977
8th
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Jimmy Rimmer, Making stud marks in goalmouth (1)
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 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Team News
Ron Saunders hands debuts to Jimmy Rimmer, Ken McNaught and John Gregory.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.49 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.83 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | #589 | £70,000 signing from Arsenal
🟢 CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | #590 | £200,000 signing from Everton
🟢 M John Gregory | 🏴 | #591 | £60,000 signing from Northampton
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-1
🟩 20 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 47' | Frank Carrodus | 55' |
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 55' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jimmy Rimmer, Ken McNaught, John Gregory
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | HT Booking, Jimmy Rimmer, Making stud marks in goalmouth
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Alex Cropley
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 2-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Peter Eastoe
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Saturday, 20 August 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 16 | 🟩 W4 (25% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(56% ) | 🟥 L7 (44% ) | ⚽ 18 | 🥅 23 | GD -5
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 160 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 | 41 🟥 42 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Loftus Road
Attendance: 25,431
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 |
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
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: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa open the season with a 🟩 win at Loftus Road
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 29 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Arsenal earlier this month for a fee of £70,000 to become the 589th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 22 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Everton in July for £200,000 to become the 590th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder John Gregory 🏴 23 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Northampton Town in June for £60,000.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Match Media
What they Said
"When you consider that his [John Gregory’s] last competitive game was for Northampton you must agree he did tremendously well on his First Division debut.”
Ron Saunders.
"I enjoyed it very much.
”But when I signed for Villa in the summer I never expected to be in the first team straight away and I don't suppose I would have been but for John Gidman's injury."
John Gregory.