Game #3493
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
Attendance: 30,524
Won
Division One
9th (-)
Leeds United
DWWWW
Villa Park
Villa win a fourth consecutive game for the first time this season as John Deehan scores his thirteenth of the campaign to set Villa on the way to an utterly dominant victory over fellow European aspirants Leeds.
Aston Villa
3-1
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 2' | John Deehan | 72' | Andy Gray | 74' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
2’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
50’ Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), Ray Hankin
72’ Goal, Brian Little, Assist by John Deehan
74’ Goal, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Andy Gray
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Leeds United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa, win four successive games for the first time this season to make it seventeen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in forty division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #211 |
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1974-1985
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1974-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
Villa
None
Leeds United
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ken McNaught replaces John Gregory.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.12 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 30.23 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 19.51 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
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 |
Leeds United
Harvey, Cherry, Hampton (Gray E), Hart, Madeley, Gray F, Flynn, Currie, Hankin (g), Graham, Clark. Manager: Jimmy Armfield.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory |
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 27 April 1978