Game #3457
Saturday, 22 October 1977
Attendance: 26,598
Drew
Division One
9th= (-1)
West Ham United
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Upton Park
Villa encounter a curious refereeing performance at Upton Park much to the ire of Ron Saunders as Ken McNaught scores his third in two games and Andy Gray nets again but it could have been so more from an entertaining match.
West Ham United
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 25' | John Deehan | 77' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
23’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Trevor Brooking
25’ Goal, 1-1, Ken McNaught, Assist by John Gidman
27’ Goal disallowed, Andy Gray
FT West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa
66’ Penalty ‘awarded’ then refused, John Deehan
72’ Goal, 1-2, (West Ham United), Derek Hales
77’ Goal, 2-2, Andy Gray, Assist by John Deehan
Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
FT West Ham United 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa go four games unbeaten in the league to make it five wins, three draws and four defeats in twelve division one games this season.
Aston Villa
West Ham United
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #175 |
Saturday, 22 October 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴 | Sussex, 1977-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴 | Sussex, 1977-1994 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 29.72 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 20.22 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston 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 |
West Ham United
Day (ex), Brush, Taylor T (g), Lampard, Brooking, Pike, Bonds, Devonshire, Hales (g), Robson, Radford. Manager: John Lyall.
SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans for F John Deehan |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 are not supposed to critics referees but when Tommy Taylor pulled down John Deehan in the second half, it was a blatant penalty.
“It was impossible for Deehan to have been offside when Gray headed the ball [in the 27’ minute.
“Gray was barely four of five yards from the goalline himself and Deehan was behind him all the time.
"He was running through but was behind Gray when it mattered and only continued to move forward to make sure the ball crossed the line.
"The penalty decision was just ludicrous. The referee put his whistle to his mouth, changed his mind at the last second and then told my players it was nowhere near to being a penalty.
“How can you expect a player to keep cool when this happens?
“We dropped a point because of it and that the sort of thing that can cost me my job at the end of the season.”
Ron Saunders.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 24 October 1977