Game #3475
Saturday, 14 January 1978
Attendance: 40,630
Lost
Division One
11th (-)
Everton
WLDLL
Goodison Park
Everton’s Terry Darracott tackles Andy Gray after 3’ to leave Villa’s No. 9 with torn knee ligaments, but Gray comes back on in the 6’ only to be hacked down by Everton’s Mark Higgins, leaving Gray with a gashed ankle, five stitches and out of the game after 8’. Neither player was cautioned. But Gordon Smith was. For a foul that didn’t remove someone from the game.
Everton
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
8’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Ivor Linton
22’ Goal, (Everton), Andy King
HT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
FT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
Cards
Booking, Gordon Smith, Foul.
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa's Goodison nightmare continues as they lose successive games to Everton to make it nine wins, six draws and nine defeats in twenty four division one games this season. Meanwhile, Mick Buttress made his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving on to Gillingham on a free transfer in March 1978. Buttress played for Villa between 1976-77 and 1977-78 making 3 appearances.
Aston Villa
Everton
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #193 |
Saturday, 14 January 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | George Nolan, Stockport |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
John Deehan and Mick Buttress (first start of the season) replace Frank Carrodus and Leighton Phillips.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.26 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 29.95 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 19.23 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
FB Mick Buttress |
RB John Gidman |
CB Ken McNaught |
FB Gordon Smith |
M Gordon Cowans |
M John Gregory |
M Dennis Mortimer |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
Everton
Wood, Darracott, Higgins, Pejic (ex), Lyons, Dobson, King (g), Ross, McKenzie, Thomas, Latchford. Manager: Gordon Lee.
SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton for CF Andy Gray | 8' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
John Robson |
Alex Cropley |
Suspension | 1 |
Leighton Phillips
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
*Liverpool Echo*
Monday, 16 January 1978