Game #3493
Aston Villa
17-10-13, 44 PTS
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
Won
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 30,524
Leeds United
Villa Park
18-9-14, 45 PTS
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' |
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
⚽ | 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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
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
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 211 | 🟩 | 99 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.66
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1974-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Eric Read
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
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
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
GK David Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
CF Allan Clarke | 🏴 |
CF Ray Hankin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 | (W Eddie Gray | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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