Game #3486
Aston Villa
13-9-11, 35 PTS
Wednesday, 29 March 1978
Drew
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
12-10-14, 32 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,625
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 71' |
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 March 1978
💥 | 42' Referee Willis awards a penalty against Jimmy Rimmer despite a clean challenge
💥 | 43’ Missed penalty, (Manchester United), Brian Greenhoff
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
💥 | Referee Willis denies Villa a clear penalty
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
💥 | 73' Referee Willis fails to send off Macari for a goal preventing foul
💥 | Referee Willis denies Villa a clear penalty for a second time
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Smith, Dissent
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
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 29 March 1978
Villa extend their unbeaten League run to five games but again experience rough justice at Old Trafford as once more the standard of refereeing in the English top flight once again proves itself to be all too often appalling. Yet so poor was this latest showing from the official that incompetence looked less likely than malevolent intent.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it thirteen wins, nine draws and eleven defeats in thirty three division one games this season.
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Wednesday, 29 March 1978
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🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1974-1982
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 204 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 53 🟥 56 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1974-1982
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Andy Gray, Dissent
🟨 Gordon Smith, Dissent
CARDS
🟨
🆘 Inept handling of the game, awarding United a non-penalty for refusing Villa two clear penalties
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Deehan replaces John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.15 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.43 |
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Alex Stepney | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 |
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 | (M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |)
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 12 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 29 Mar 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford