Game #3491
Aston Villa
15-10-13, 40 PTS
Monday, 17 April 1978
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 25,495
Newcastle United
Villa Park
6-9-24. 21 PTS
Aston Villa
2-0
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 24' | 77' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win consecutive games as they play Newcastle off the park and gain a modicum of revenge for the dodgy penalty at St James' park that cost them victory two games previously.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 17 April 1978
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, John Gregory
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa, win successive games for the first time since February to make it fifteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty eight 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 | #50 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Monday, 17 April 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1973–1978
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 209 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1973–1978
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Newcastle United
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gregory.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.48 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill McGarry | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB John Blackley | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Mitchell | 🏴 |
CB David Barton | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M James Scott | 🏴 |
M Nigel Walker | 🏴 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ralph Callachan | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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