Game #3491
Aston Villa
15-10-13, 40 PTS
Monday, 17 April 1978
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
6-9-24. 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,495
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 24' | 77' |
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
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
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
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 17 April 1978
Villa 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.
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 under Ron Saunders 🏴.
With one goal in his previous 28 games, Gordon Cowans 🏴 scores for the second successive match to make it 🕒 65 Appearances, 🕒 51 Starts, 🟩 W29 🟨 D15 🟥 L21, ⚽ 8 Goals and 🔥 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 scores his ⚽ 60th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 118th appearance having done so at a rate of one every 1.97 games.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 35th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 119th appearance doing so at a rate of one every 3.40 games.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Monday, 17 April 1978
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🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1974–1978
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 209 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1974–1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.48 |
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ralph Callachan | 🏴 |
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
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, 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
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Apr 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park