Game #3458
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 October 1977
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Queens Park Rangers
Attendance: 34,481
Villa Park
Aston Villa (Holders)
1-0
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 October 1977
🟨 | 13’ Booking, John Gidman, Not retreating ten yards
🟨 | 18’ Booking, Ken McNaught, Dissent
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it six games unbeaten in all competitions as the holders progress to the League Cup fourth round.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #17 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Wednesday, 26 October 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 176 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 | 44 🟥 46 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Having already denied Villa a penalty, awarded one on 40', before allowing Rangers' protests to get out of hand
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 September 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.73 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.24 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
D Barry Wallace | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David Needham | 🏴 | (CB Ron Abbott | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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