Game #3450
Friday, 23 September 1977
Attendance: 40,403
Won
Division One
5th= (+8)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
DWWLW
Villa Park
Villa leave it late to secure victory over Wolves at Villa Park as John Deehan adds the second on 90' but Villa zoom up the table to joint 5th place by virtue of playing ahead of the pack on this Friday night.
Aston Villa
2-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 90' |
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
75’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Colin Brazier
90’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Alex Cropley
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa bounce back from their loss to forest to beat Wolves and make it three wins, one draw and three defeats in seven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #168 |
Friday, 23 September 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Smith replaces John Robson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 29.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 18.92 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
CB Ken McNaught |
RB John Gidman |
FB Gordon Smith |
M Leighton Phillips |
M Gordon Cowans |
M Alex Cropley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
W Frank Carrodus |
F John Deehan |
F Brian Little |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Parkes, Brazier, Palmer, McAlle, Daly, Patching (Bell), Daley, Hibbit, Carr, Richards, Sunderland,. Manager: Cyril Chung.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
John Robson |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We will not know the extent of the damage until the bruising has come out.
“But clearly he [Gordon Smith] and [John] Robson will have to make a rapid improvement if they are to travel to Turkey.
"I shall name my squad in the morning when I have had a further chance to assess the injury situation and after a full report how the reserves played in the Central League game at Bolton.”
Ron Saunders with Andy Gray Alex Cropley, Frank Carrodus and Brian Little carrying injuries.
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