Game #3466
Aston Villa
7-4-6, 18 PTS
Saturday, 3 December 1977
11th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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 | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-2
🟥 3 Dec 1977, Villa 0-2 Ipswich, Portman Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 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
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #184 |
Saturday, 3 December 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1987
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 19 | 🟩 W5 (26% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(53% ) | 🟥 L9 (47% ) | ⚽ 30 | 🥅 32 | GD -2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 184 | 🟩 | 89 🟨 | 46 🟥 49 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Ipswich Town
6-7-5, 19 PTS
Portman Road
Attendance: 20,917
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 | 🏴 |
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Roger Osborne | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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.
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.
What they Said
“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.