Game #3471
Aston Villa
9-5-7, 23 PTS
Tuesday, 27 December 1977
Won
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 30,395
Derby County
Baseball Ground
Villa win for the first time in six at the Baseball Ground after suffering four defeats and a draw in their previous visits to Derby as two Colin Todd mistakes let Villa go two up with ease before an icing on the cake goal from John Deehan to put Villa 10th.
Derby County
0-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 89' |
KEY MAN
John Deehan, two in two as Villa hammer Derby, Tuesday, 27 December 1977.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 27 December 1977
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | 67' Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, five draws and seven defeats in twenty one division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
FIXTURE HISTORY
Derby County
Previous 5 vs. Derby: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #189 |
Tuesday, 27 December 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 189 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 48 🟥 50 | 1.70
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards:
John Hunting
CARDS
Villa
None
Derby County
None
TEAM NEWS
John Gidman replaces Gordon Cowans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.84 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.90 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.41 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Derby County
GK John Middleton | 🏴 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
CB Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
W Terry Curran | 🏴 |
F Gerry Ryan | 🇮🇪 |
F Colin Chesters | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Don O'Riordan | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
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
“It was our best away performance since Liverpool.
“We played exceptionally well and controlled most of the proceedings.”
Ron Saunders.
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