Game #3475
Aston Villa
9-6-9, 24 PTS
Saturday, 14 January 1978
Lost
11th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Everton
13-8-4, 34 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,630
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
Everton
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 January 1978
🔁 | 8’ Sub off, Andy Gray (Injury), Sub on, Ivor Linton
🥅 | 22’ Goal, (Everton), Andy King
🕒 | HT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Smith, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 January 1978
Villa's Goodison nightmare continues as they lose successive games to Everton.
Everton’s Terry Darracott tackles Andy Gray after 3’ to leave Villa’s No. 9 with torn knee ligaments, Gray returns on 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.
Villa make it nine wins, six draws and nine defeats in twenty four division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Mick Buttress, 19, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt 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.
Gordon Cowans makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (36 Starts) to make it W23 D10 L17, 6 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | 1976-78 🕒 ✅ 3 | 1 🔁 (2) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 10 | #586 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #193 |
Saturday, 14 January 1978
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🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 193 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 49 🟥 53 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Gordon Smith, Foul
CARDS
None
🆘 More poor refereeing allowing Everton's dangerous tackling to go unpunished once again despite creating a victim after just 8'.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Deehan and Mick Buttress (first start of the season) replace Frank Carrodus and Leighton Phillips.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.26 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.95 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.23 |
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |
Everton
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 |
CB Mark Higgins | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Ross | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 8' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mick Buckley | 🏴 |
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
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬 🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison