Game #3476
Aston Villa
10-6-9, 26 PTS
Saturday, 28 January 1978
10th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Team News
Leighton Phillips, Frank Carrodus and Tommy Craig (debut) replace Mick Buttress, Andy Gray and John Gregory.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.99 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.27 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | #592 | £270,000 signing from Newcastle
Final Appearances
None
Won
1-0
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 80' |
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tommy Craig
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bristol City
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol City
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 28 January 1978
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Linesmen: J. J. Lydon (Warrington); F. G. Marsh (Telford)
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 33 | 🟩 W17 (52% ) | 🟨 D10 | 🇺(82% ) | 🟥 L6 (18% ) | ⚽ 53 | 🥅 34 | GD 19
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 194 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 49 🟥 53 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Bristol City
6-8-11, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,676
GK John Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Gary Collier | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
CB Norman Hunter | 🏴 |
RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 | (M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK John Shaw | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Gary Collier | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
CB Norman Hunter | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa return after a two week break between games which allows injury recovery to progress and offers an opportunity for a hopeful reset of relations with more competent officials.
Happily for once there was no refereeing controversy but instead a “dismal” game enlightened by one John Deehan 🏴 goal, dismal was preferable to what had gone before mind you.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa record only their 🟩 second League win in seven to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 twenty five division one games this season.
Midfielder Tommy Craig 🏴 makes his 🕒 debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Newcastle United for a club record fee of £250,000 earlier this month.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 104th appearance
What they Said
"They had three good chances. But really their best ones came from our mistakes.”
Ron Saunders.
