Game #3451
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 28 September 1977
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Substitutes:
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🔥 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 50' |
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 65' |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.65 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.93 |
Villa beat Fenerbahçe 🇹🇷 in the mud of Istanbul to secure a 6-0 aggregate win in the UEFA Cup but goalscorer John Deehan 🏴 becomes the latest injury casualty after suffering concussion.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 17 and forward Adrian O'Dowd made their first appearances in a Villa squad.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 110th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 196th appearance (189 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W93 🟨 D51 🟥 L52, ⚽ 65 Goals and 🔥 45 Assists at a rate of one every 1.78 games.

Won
2-0
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 6' | Brian Little | 52' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 6' | John Gregory | 52' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Fenerbahçe S.K. 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 50’ Sub off, John Deehan (Concussion), Sub on, John Gregory
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Gregory
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Gordon Cowans, Sub on, Ivor Linton
🕒 | FT Fenerbahçe S.K. 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1977-78 |
Referee | Anatoliy Ivanov, Soviet Union |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #169 |
Wednesday, 28 September 1977

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Anatoliy Ivanov | 🇷🇺 | Leningrad, 1977
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0 (6-0)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Anatoliy Ivanov | 🇷🇺 | Leningrad, 1977
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 169 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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UEFA Cup
Fenerbahçe

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
GK Fuat Güngör | 🇹🇷 |
LB Yenal Kaçıra | 🇹🇷 |
LB Cem Pamiroğlu | 🇹🇷 |
LB Coşkun Demirbakan | 🇹🇷 |
CB Serkan Acar | 🇹🇷 |
CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
D Zafer Göncüler | 🇹🇷 |
M Önder Mustafaoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
W Tuna Güneysu | 🇹🇷 |
W Şevki Şenlen | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Bahri Kaya | 🇹🇷 |
Tomislav Kaloperović | 🇷🇸 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 | (M Kamuran Tarhan | 🇹🇷 |)
🔁 | W Şevki Şenlen | 🇹🇷 | (D Naci Sarıtaş | 🇹🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK Radmilo Ivančević | 🇷🇸 |
RB Erhan Altın | 🇹🇷 |
M Bülent Topuzoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
None
Süper Lig Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Turkish Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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