Game #3466
Aston Villa
7-4-6, 18 PTS
Saturday, 3 December 1977
Lost
11th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 20,917
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
6-7-5, 19 PTS
Villa lose for the second successive game but also suffer at the hands of the officials for the second game in a row as Andy Gray's first half equaliser is wrongly ruled out.
Ipswich Town
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 December 1977
🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, Ipswich Town, Trevor Whymark
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 0-2, Ipswich Town, Eric Gates
🕒 | HT Ipswich Town 2-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Ipswich Town 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa have now suffered three defeats in five matches having previously gone nine games unbeaten. As a result Villa make it seven wins, four draws and six defeats in seventeen division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Ipswich Town
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Ipswich Town
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #184 |
Saturday, 3 December 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 184 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 | 46 🟥 49 | 1.70
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Colin Downey
CARDS
Villa
None
Ipswich Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Cowans and John Gregory replace Alex Cropley and John Deehan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.66 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.83 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.12 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
RB John Stirk | 🏴 |
M Colin Viljoen | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Roger Osborne | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We threw away two stupid goals and found ourselves two down when we should have been two ahead.
“Ipswich had three shots on target and scored twice because we got caught flat at the back.
“I thought Andy Gray had a good goal disallowed.
“I didn’t think anyone was offside.”
Ron Saunders.
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