Game #3494
Aston Villa
18-10-13, 46 PTS
Saturday, 29 April 1978
Won
8th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 30,955
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
11-13-17, 35 PTS
Aston Villa
6-1
Ipswich Town
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 14' | Brian Little | 17' | 45' | 53' | John Deehan | 23' | Andy Gray | 68' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa record their fifth successive victory as they destroy Ipswich at Villa Park, humiliating the FA Cup finalists as Villa climbing back to 8th in the table with one game remaining and a 7th placed finish still possible with victory at relegation threatened Wolves.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 April 1978
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa, win five successive games for the first time this season to make it eighteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in forty one division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Ipswich Town
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Ipswich Town
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 29 April 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gwyn Owen | 🏴 | Anglesey, 1972-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 212 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gwyn Owen | 🏴 | Anglesey, 1972-1982
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Ipswich Town
None
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 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Roger Osborne | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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