Game #3490
Saturday, 15 April 1978
Attendance: 27,375
Won
Division One
10th= (-)
Chelsea
DLLDW
Villa Park
Villa beat Chelsea to record their first win in six League games but do so in front of their lowest crowd of the season - 27,375. Happily though there is no dodgy refereeing to spoil the entertainment.
Aston Villa
2-0
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 55' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
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87’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Stephen Wicks
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa, win for the first time in six to make it fourteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty seven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 15 April 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Alex Lees, Bridgewater |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | 1972-1978
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
Villa
None
Chelsea
None
TEAM NEWS
John Gidman and Andy Gray replace Leighton Phillips and Gordon Smith.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.10 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 19.48 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB John Gidman |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
M John Gregory |
M Gordon Cowans |
M Dennis Mortimer |
W Frank Carrodus |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
CF Andy Gray |
Chelsea
Bonetti, Wilkins G, Wicks, Harris, Swain (ex), Britton, Lewington, Hay, Finnieston, Frost (Garner), Langley. Manager: Ken Shellito.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton |
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
“We seem to be getting a lot more understanding and rhythm in out play.
“It’s important that we sort ourselves out for the start of next season.
“We knew it would be a hard game against Chelsea because they ended the points so badly so I think the lads tried that little but harder.”
Brian Little.
“It was a very good goal. He [Gordon Cowans] took it well.
“We created a lot of chances and controlled 75 per cent of the play, therefore, I though we deserved the result.”
Ron Saunders.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 April 1978