Game #3493
Aston Villa
17-10-13, 44 PTS
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
Won
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leeds United
18-9-14, 45 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,524
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 2' | John Deehan | 72' | Andy Gray | 74' |
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
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
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
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
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.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 seventeen wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 forty division one games this season.
Centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 120th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 236th appearance (229 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W109 🟨 D62 🟥 L65, ⚽ 72 Goals and 🔥 48 Assists at a rate of one every 1.97 games.
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, 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
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #211 |
Wednesday, 26 April 1978
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🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1976-1984
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 211 | 🟩 | 99 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1976-1984
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
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ken McNaught replaces John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.12 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.23 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.51 |
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, 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
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 | (W Eddie Gray | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 14 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, 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
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Apr 1978, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Villa Park