Game #3486
Wednesday, 29 March 1978
Attendance: 41,625
Drew
Division One
9th (+1)
Manchester United
LWWDD
Old Trafford
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.
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 71' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
44’ Missed penalty, (Manchester United), Brian Greenhoff
HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
71’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
72’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
FT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
Cards
Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
Booking, Gordon Smith, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it thirteen wins, nine draws and eleven defeats in thirty three division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Wednesday, 29 March 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Peter Willis, County Durham |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | County Durham, 1972-1986 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
John Deehan replaces John Gregory.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 30.15 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 19.43 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
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 |
CF Andy Gray |
F John Deehan |
Manchester United
Stepney, Greenhoff B, Houston, McQueen, Buchan, Macari, Coppell, McIlroy, Pearson, Greenhoff J (McCreery), Jordan. Manager: Dave Sexton.
SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
John Robson |
Alex Cropley |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 30 March 1978