On This Day
For the second European match in succession, and for only the second time in decades, no matchday programme was created for this game.
Villa deliver a below par performance before Ron Saunders changes his 4-4-2 to a second half 4-3-3 prompting Andy Gray's 52' strike to ensure progress in the UEFA Cup in Poland.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight games unbeaten in all competitions as they progress to the UEFA Cup third round.
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
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes
Not recorded
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Jimmy Rimmer, Time wasting (3)
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
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.99 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.75 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.25 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 52' |
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 52' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 1-0, (Górnik Zabrze), Marcinkowski
🕒 | HT Górnik Zabrze 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🕒 | FT Górnik Zabrze 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Jimmy Rimmer, Time wasting
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Wednesday, 2 November 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alberto Michelotti | 🇮🇹 | Parma, 1977
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1 (3-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: Alberto Michelotti | 🇮🇹 | Parma, 1977
Referee: Alberto Michelotti | 🇮🇹 | Parma, 1977
Games: 🕒 1 🟩 W0 (0%) 🟥 L0 (0%) Last 5: 🟨
Cards: 🟨 1 🟥 0 | 1.00 per game | Pens: ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
Previous 5 vs. Górnik: 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 2 | 🟩 W1 (50% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 1 | GD 2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 178 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 | 45 🟥 46 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"I am absolutely delighted with the result.
“We did not play in the first half and let them tie things up.
"The extra man in midfield in the second half made all the difference.
“At the end of the day we had enough chances to have won it.”
Ron Saunders.
GK Andrzej Fischer | 🇵🇱 |
D Ireneusz Lazurowicz | 🇵🇱 | 🔁 |
D Bernard Jarzina | 🇵🇱 |
CB Jerzy Gorgoń | 🇵🇱 |
M Henryk Wieczorek | 🇵🇱 |
M Zygfryd Szołtysik | 🇵🇱 |
M Adam Popowicz | 🇵🇱 |
M Jozef Kurzeja | 🇵🇱 |
M Joachim Hutka | 🇵🇱 |
F Janusz Marcinkowski | 🇵🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Stanislaw Gzil | 🇵🇱 |
Władysław Żmuda | 🇵🇱 |
Substitutes
🔁 | D Ireneusz Lazurowicz | 🇵🇱 | (F Jerzy Radecki | 🇵🇱 |)
🔁 | F Janusz Marcinkowski | 🇵🇱 | (g) (F Marian Wasilewski | 🇵🇱 |)
Unused Substitutes
Not Recorded
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1977-78
Playing Squad
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | #567 |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | #591 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | #577 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | #594 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | #599 |
CB Charlie Young | 🇨🇾 | #585 |
CB David Evans | 🏴 | #593 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | #590 |
CB Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | #572 |
LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | #598 |
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | #583 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | #560 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | #562 |
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | #586 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | #584 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | #580 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | #595 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | #582 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | #588 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | #589 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | #592 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | #569 |
F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | #578 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | #555 |
CF John Deehan | 🏴 | #579 |
