Game #3449
Aston Villa
2-1-3, 5 PTS
Saturday, 17 September 1977
Lost
13th= (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 31,016
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
5-0-1, 10 PTS
Nottingham Forest
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa crash at the City Ground just days after their best performance of the season to date against Fenerbahçe and Ron Saunders is in no mood for forgiveness.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 September 1977
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), John Robertson
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in five matches to make it two wins, one draw and three defeats in six division one games this season. Meanwhile, full back John Robson made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before retiring from football after his contract was cancelled in November 1978. Robson had been diagnosed as being in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) and was forced to retire from playing. Robson played for Villa between 1972-73 and 1977-78 making 176 appearances, scoring once.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #167 |
Saturday, 17 September 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1973-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 167 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1973-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Alan Porter
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Cowans replaces Andy Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.62 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.90 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Colin Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John O'Hare | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
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
🔴 FB John Robson | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"I never criticise my players publicly because I do not think it is fair on them, but I know what the problem is and I shall be taking steps to do something about it.
"We have thrown away so many points this season and we did it again against Forest.
“It's obvious to me where the weaknesses lie and I shall be sorting things out with the players.
"We have too many good players but at the moment we haven't a good team."
Ron Saunders.
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