Game #3477
Aston Villa
11-6-9, 28 PTS
Saturday, 4 February 1978
Won
8th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
14-5-8, 33 PTS
Highbury
Attendance: 30,127
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 February 1978
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Malcolm MacDonald
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
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
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 February 1978
Villa record successive League wins for the first time since November to make it eleven wins, six draws and nine defeats in twenty six division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Played in terrible conditions that only the referee - and apparently Ron Saunders - believed was appropriate for football, Villa secure victory to move back to 8th in the table for the first time since November.
Gordon Cowans secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 52nd appearance (38 Starts) to make it W25 D10 L17, 6 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Gary Shelton makes his first appearance in the Villa squad aged 19 after joining from Walsall in January for a fee of £60,000.
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match-week | #26 |
Manager Game | #195 |
Saturday, 4 February 1978
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🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 195 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 49 🟥 53 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1978-1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Shapter should never have allowed proceedings to go ahead.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gregory replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.01 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.29 |
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🏴 |
M David Price | 🏴 |
M Alan Hudson | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mark Heeley | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Feb 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury