Game #3489
Aston Villa
13-10-13, 36 PTS
Saturday, 8 April 1978
Drew
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 19,330
Newcastle United
St James' Park
6-9-21, 21 PTS
Another game, another poor refereeing performance, another unjust penalty and Ron Saunders has had enough.
Newcastle United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Deehan | 67' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 April 1978
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by John Deehan
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United, pen), Micky Burns
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa, without a win in five, make it thirteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty six division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Saturday, 8 April 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 207 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983 🆘
🆘 Awarded a soft equalising penalty with the ball out of the player's control.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Ron Chadwick
CARDS
Villa
None
Newcastle United
🟨
TEAM NEWS
John Gregory and Allan Evans replace Andy Gray and John Gidman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.60 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.46 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Bill McGarry | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Ray Blackhall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB David Barton | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M James Scott | 🏴 |
M Ralph Callachan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |
CF Mark McGhee | 🏴 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ralph Callachan | 🏴 | (F Mike Larnach | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
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 | 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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“There was no way it was a penalty.
“The referee was apologising to the players as they came off the field for making the wrong decision.”
Ron Saunders.
“No comment.”
Referee, Ron Chadwick.
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