Game #3473
Aston Villa
9-6-8, 24 PTS
Monday, 2 January 1978


Drew
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
3-9-12, 15 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,750
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Queens Park Rangers

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 22' |
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 January 1978
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Gordon Smith, o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 January 1978
Villa are forced to play on the increasingly poor Villa Park pitch and once again face a referee reluctant to award clear penalties as they fail to overcome a poor QPR in their first game of 1978.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty three division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Queens Park Rangers


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 2 January 1978
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🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 191 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 49 🟥 51 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 Refused Villa two clear penalties, adding insult by awarding a free kick outside the area, before allowing a foul to go unpunished that immediately led to Rangers' goal.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Cowans replaces Frank Carrodus.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.20 |
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |

Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cunningham | 🏴 |
CB Ernie Howe | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
M Leighton James | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | (M Martyn Busby | 🏴 |)
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park

