Game #3472
Saturday, 31 December 1977
Attendance: 46,074
Lost
Division One
10th (-)
Manchester City
WLDWL
Maine Road
Villa end 1977 with defeat to Manchester's other club.
Manchester City
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City)
Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City)
FT Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, five draws and eight defeats in twenty two division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #190 |
Saturday, 31 December 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Keith Styles, Barnsley |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | WLDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards:
CARDS
Villa
None
Manchester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.85 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 29.91 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 20.42 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
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 |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
Manchester City
Corrigan, Watson, Clements, Booth, Donachie, Owen, Hartford, Bell, Tueart, Kidd (g), Barnes (g). Manager: Tony Book.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
John Robson |
Alex Cropley |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Sports Argus*
Saturday, 31 December 1977