Game #3484
Aston Villa
13-7-11, 33 PTS
Tuesday, 21 March 1978
Coventry City
2-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Coventry City
15-8-9, 38 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 30,957
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | John Gregory | 34' | Dennis Mortimer | 40' | John Gidman | 69' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 March 1978
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Gregory
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 3-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 3-1, (Coventry City), Bobby McDonald
🟨 | 77’ Booking, Gordon Smith, Foul
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 3-2, (Coventry City), Bobby McDonald
🕒 | FT Coventry City 2-3 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, John Deehan
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win successive games to make it thirteen wins, seven draws and eleven defeats in thirty one division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #202 |
Tuesday, 21 March 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 202 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 51 🟥 56 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray replaces John Deehan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.13 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.41 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Jim Blyth | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Jim Holton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M John Beck | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Donal Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴 | for W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Keith Osgood | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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