Game #3494
Aston Villa
18-10-13, 46 PTS
Saturday, 29 April 1978
8th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.13 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.52 |
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Won
6-1
🟩 29 Apr 1978, Villa 6-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 14' | 45' | Andy Gray | 17' | Brian Little | 23' | Frank Carrodus | 53' | Gordon Cowans | 68' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 14' | Brian Little | 17' | 45' | 53' | John Deehan | 23' | Andy Gray | 68' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Deehan
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 4-0, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-0 Ipswich Town
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 5-0, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 6-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Gray
🥅 | 89' Goal, 6-1, (Ipswich Town), Trevor Whymark
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-1 Ipswich Town
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 29 April 1978
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gwyn Owen | 🏴 | Anglesey, 1978-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Gwyn Owen | 🏴 | Anglesey, 1978-1981
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 20 | 🟩 W6 (30% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(55% ) | 🟥 L9 (45% ) | ⚽ 36 | 🥅 33 | GD 3
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 212 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Ipswich Town
11-13-17, 35 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,955
GK Paul Overton | 🏴 |
RB George Burley | 🏴 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
M Colin Viljoen | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Roger Osborne | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa record their fifth successive victory as they destroy Ipswich at Villa Park, humiliating the FA Cup finalists to climb back to 8th in the table.
With one game remaining a 7th placed finish is still possible for Villa and can be secured with victory at relegation threatened Wolves in the final match of the season.
Villa make it 🟩 eighteen wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 forty one division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
With one goal in his 🕒 previous 28 games, midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 ⚽ scores for the fourth time in 🕒 five matches to make it 🕒 68 Appearances, 54 Starts, 🟩 W32 🟨 D15 🟥 L21, ⚽ 10 Goals and 🔥 4 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.86 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 50th goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 101st appearance (97 Starts) and now has ⚽ 42 goals and 🔥 10 Assists at a rate of one every 1.94 games.
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Match Media
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