Game #3490
Aston Villa
14-10-13, 38 PTS
Saturday, 15 April 1978
Won
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
9-12-16, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,375
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 55' |
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 April 1978
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Stephen Wicks
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
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
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 April 1978
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.
Villa make it fourteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty seven division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Gordon Cowans contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 50th start (64 Appearances) to make it W28 D15 L21, 7 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Chelsea
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 15 April 1978
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🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1975-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 208 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1975-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
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 |
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ken Shellito | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
D Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Ron Harris | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Graham Wilkins | 🏴 |
M Ian Britton | 🏴 |
M Ray Lewington | 🏴 |
M Davie Hay | 🏴 |
F Lee Frost | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Steve Finnieston | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Langley | 🏴 |
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Lee Frost | 🏴 | (CF Bill Garner | 🏴 |)
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
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
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
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
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 15 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park