Game #3478
Aston Villa
11-6-10, 28 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1978
Lost
10th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
Attendance: 33,679
St Andrew's
10-4-14, 24 PTS
Birmingham City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 February 1978
🔁 | 30’ Sub off, John Gidman (Injury), Sub on, John Gregory
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Trevor Francis
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and ten defeats in twenty seven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #196 |
Saturday, 25 February 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 196 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 49 🟥 54 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 August 1977, Villa 1-2 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Gidman replaces John Gregory.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.05 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.06 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.35 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jimmy Montgomery | 🏴 |
LB Archie Styles | 🏴 |
CB Pat Howard | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Terry Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴 |
F Steve Fox | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | for RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 30' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Steve Fox | 🏴 | (D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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