Game #3487
Aston Villa
13-9-12, 35 PTS
Saturday, 1 April 1978
Lost
10th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Division One
Liverpool
18-6-9, 42 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,190
Aston Villa
0-3
Liverpool
Assist(s) | None
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 April 1978
๐ฅ
| 3โ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Kenny Dalglish
๐ฅ
| 18โ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Kenny Dalglish
๐ฅ
| 21โ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Alan Kennedy
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Liverpool
๐ | 80โ Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, John Gregory
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Liverpool
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 April 1978
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Aston Villa
Liverpool
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #205 |
Saturday, 1 April 1978
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Crabb | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Exeter, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
๐ 205 | ๐ฉ | 95 ๐จ | 53 ๐ฅ 57 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Crabb | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Exeter, 1970-1978
Matches Officiated: 5
๐ฉ : 1
๐จ : 3
๐ฅ : 1
๐ : 3
Previous 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Last Match: ๐จ 1 September 1973, Villa 1-1 Millwall, The Den. ๐
Cards: ๐จ
CARDS
None
๐จ
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.69 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.16 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.44 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Phil Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Phil Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Emlyn Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Ray Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Terry McDermott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Heighway | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Jimmy Case | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Kenny Dalglish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF David Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
SUBSTITUTES
๐ | M John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 80' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ian Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
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
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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