Game #3448
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 14 September 1977
1st Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
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
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
Forwards
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.22 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.61 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.12 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
4-0
🟩 14 Sep 1977, Villa 4-0 Fenerbahçe, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 12’ | John Deehan | 34' | 66' | Brian Little | 80' |
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 12' | Dennis Mortimer | 34' | Brian Little | 66' | Andy Gray | 80' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 12’ Goal, Andy Gray, Assist by Alex Cropley
⚽ | 34’ Goal, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe S.K.
⚽ | 66’ Goal, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 80’ Goal, Brian Little, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Fenerbahçe S.K.
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #166 |
Wednesday, 14 September 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Charles Corver | 🇳🇱 | Leiden, 1977
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Charles Corver | 🇳🇱 | Leiden, 1977
Linesmen: G. J. M. Guerds; C. R. Detelmens
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 166 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 | 42 🟥 44 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6

UEFA Cup
Fenerbahçe
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,351
GK Radmilo Ivančević | 🇷🇸 |
LB Cem Pamiroğlu | 🇹🇷 |
LB Yenal Kaçıra | 🇹🇷 |
LB Coşkun Demirbakan | 🇹🇷 |
CB Radomir Antić | 🇷🇸 |
CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Alpaslan Eratlı | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
M Önder Mustafaoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
W Tuna Güneysu | 🇹🇷 |
W Şevki Şenlen | 🇹🇷 |
CF Cemil Turan | 🇹🇷 |
Tomislav Kaloperović | 🇷🇸 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 | (D Zafer Göncüler | 🇹🇷 |)
🔁 | CB Alpaslan Eratlı | 🇹🇷 | (CF Aydın Çelik | 🇹🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Fuat Güngör | 🇹🇷 |
CB Oğuz Konukaydın | 🇹🇷 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨
🟨
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
Süper Lig Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Turkish Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Radmilo Ivančević | 🇷🇸 |
GK Fuat Güngör | 🇹🇷 |
Defenders
D Zafer Göncüler | 🇹🇷 |
CB Radomir Antić | 🇷🇸 |
CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 |
CB Alpaslan Eratlı | 🇹🇷 |
CB Oğuz Konukaydın | 🇹🇷 |
Full Backs
LB Cem Pamiroğlu | 🇹🇷 |
LB Yenal Kaçıra | 🇹🇷 |
LB Coşkun Demirbakan | 🇹🇷 |
Midfielders
M Önder Mustafaoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
Wingers
W Tuna Güneysu | 🇹🇷 |
W Şevki Şenlen | 🇹🇷 |
Forwards
CF Cemil Turan | 🇹🇷 |
CF Aydın Çelik | 🇹🇷
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa destroy Fenerbahçe in the first round of the UEFA Cup, scoring four and hitting the woodwork on three occasions and leaving the opposition to resort to rugby tackles to stymie Villa's attacking prowess.
Villa face Fenerbahçe for the first time in competitive football, Fenerbahçe become the 112th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s second continental European opponents and their first from Turkey.
Ron Saunders' Villa put Fenerbahçe to the sword in the UEFA Cup 1st Round to make it four unbeaten in all competitions.
What they Said
“I thought we were a bit special tonight.
“We played more like we did last season and at times paralysed the opposition."
Ron Saunders.






















