Game #3475
Aston Villa
9-6-9, 24 PTS
Saturday, 14 January 1978
11th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
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 | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 8' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Gordon Smith, Foul (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | 1976-78 🕒 ✅ 3 | 1 🔁 (2) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 10 | #586 |
Lost
0-1
🟥 14 Jan 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🔁 | 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
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #193 |
Saturday, 14 January 1978
Match Record
Game Record
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: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
Linesmen: D. B. Allison (Lancaster); W. D. Bond (Llangollan)
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 140 | 🟩 W54 (39% ) | 🟨 D30 | 🇺(60% ) | 🟥 L56 (40% ) | ⚽ 231 | 🥅 237 | GD -6
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 193 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 49 🟥 53 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Everton
13-8-4, 34 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,630
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 |
CB Mark Higgins | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic (ft) | 🏴 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Ross | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Mick Buckley | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Mark Higgins | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic (ft) | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 |
M Trevor Ross | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
M Mick Buckley | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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.
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