Game #3456
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 19 October 1977
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Won
2-0
🟩 19 Oct 1977, Villa 2-0 Górnik, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
Górnik Zabrze
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,138
On This Day
Villa face extreme aggression as a tactic for the second successive game but Ken McNaught’s 🏴 first ⚽ goals for the club on his 🕒 fourteenth appearance win through as Villa survive losing goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 to a stomach upset after just 19’.
Villa face Górnik Zabrze 🇵🇱 for the first time in competitive football, Górnik become the 113th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s third continental European opponents and their first from Poland 🇵🇱.
Goalkeeper Jake Findlay 🏴 23 replaces the unwell Rimmer 🏴 after 19' in what would prove to be his final appearance in a Villa shirt before he moved on to Luton Town in November 1978 for a fee of £100,000. Findlay had played for Villa between 1973-74 and 1977-78 making 17 appearances.
Rght back Gary Williams 🏴 16 made his first appearance in the Villa.
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
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
🔁 | GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | 🔴 | for GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 19' |
Unused Substitutes
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Alex Cropley, Handling after referee appeared to have given a free kick to Villa (4)
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 | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
Forwards
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.71 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.22 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | 1974-77 🕒 18 | ✅ 17 🔁 (1) | 🥅 1.17 | ⛔ 28% | 🇺 3 | #567 |
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Ken McNaught | 11' | 54' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 11' | 54' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🔁 | 19’ Sub off, Jimmy Rimmer, Sub on, Jake Findlay 🔴
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Górnik Zabrze
🟨 | 53' Booking, Alex Cropley, Handling after referee appeared to have given a free kick to Villa
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Górnik Zabrze
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Wednesday, 19 October 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez | 🇪🇸 | Murcia, 1977
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez | 🇪🇸 | Murcia, 1977
Linesmen: E. S. Aladren; V. S. Arminio
Previous 5 vs. Górnik: None
Head to Head
Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 0 | GD 2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 174 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 | 43 🟥 46 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK Waldemar Cimander | 🇵🇱 |
CB Jerzy Gorgoń | 🇵🇱 | 🟨 |
D Bernard Jarzina | 🇵🇱 |
D Zygmunt Bindek | 🇵🇱 |
M Henryk Wieczorek | 🇵🇱 |
M Zygfryd Szołtysik | 🇵🇱 | 🔁 |
M Adam Popowicz | 🇵🇱 |
M Jozef Kurzeja | 🇵🇱 | 🟨 |
M Joachim Hutka | 🇵🇱 |
F Jerzy Radecki | 🇵🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Stanislaw Gzil | 🇵🇱 |
Władysław Żmuda | 🇵🇱 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Zygfryd Szołtysik | 🇵🇱 | (F Janusz Marcinkowski | 🇵🇱 |)
🔁 | F Jerzy Radecki | 🇵🇱 | (F Marian Wasilewski | 🇵🇱 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Gajda | 🇵🇱 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Jerzy Gorgoń
🟨 Jozef Kurzeja
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
Ekstraklasa Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Polish Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Waldemar Cimander | 🇵🇱 |
GK Gajda | 🇵🇱 |
Defenders
CB Jerzy Gorgoń | 🇵🇱 |
D Bernard Jarzina | 🇵🇱 |
D Zygmunt Bindek | 🇵🇱 |
Midfielders
M Henryk Wieczorek | 🇵🇱 |
M Zygfryd Szołtysik | 🇵🇱 |
M Adam Popowicz | 🇵🇱 |
M Jozef Kurzeja | 🇵🇱 |
M Joachim Hutka | 🇵🇱 |
Forwards
F Jerzy Radecki | 🇵🇱 |
CF Stanislaw Gzil | 🇵🇱 |
F Janusz Marcinkowski | 🇵🇱 |
F Marian Wasilewski | 🇵🇱
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1977-78
Playing Squad
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | #567 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | #591 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | #577 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | #594 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
CB Allan Evans (Coach) | 🏴 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Plymouth Argyle u18 Manager 🏴 Retired
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | #599 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
CB Charlie Young | 🇨🇾 | #585 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
CB David Evans | 🏴 | #593 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | #590 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
CB Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | #572 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | #598 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | #583 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | #560 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FB John Robson | 🏴 | #562 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | #586 |
Full Back
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M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | #584 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | #580 |
Midfielder
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M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | #595 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | #582 |
Midfielder
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Burnley 🏴 Retired
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | #588 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M John Gregory | 🏴 | #589 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M John Gregory (Coach) | 🏴 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Malappuram FC Manager 🇮🇳 Retired
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | #592 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | #569 |
Winger
Where are they now?
F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | #578 |
Forward
Where are they now?
F Brian Little | 🏴 | #555 |
Forward
Where are they now?
CF John Deehan | 🏴 | #579 |
Forward
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Match Media
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