Game #3510
Saturday, 21 October 1978
Attendance: 36,145
Won
Division One
7th= (+2)
Birmingham City
DDDWW
St Andrew's
Villa end their epoch making run of five successive defeats against neighbours Birmingham with victory at St Andrews’ as Brian Little and Andy Gray once again combine to deliver Villa’s second win in six unbeaten games under Ron Saunders.
Birmingham City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 8' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
8’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
23’ Booking, Ken McNaught
HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
FT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, four draws and three defeats in eleven division one games this season as they climb back to 8th in the table.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 21 October 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Ray Toseland, Market Harborough |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDDWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Toseland | 🏴 | Kettering, 1971-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans and Willie Young replace Frank Carrodus and Leighton Phillips.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 30.72 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 17.85 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB John Gidman |
RB Gary Williams |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
M John Gregory |
M Dennis Mortimer |
M Tommy Craig |
W Willie Young |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
Birmingham City
Montgomery, Calderwood, Pendrey, Gallagher, Broadhurst, Dennis, Page, Tarantini, Emmanuel, Fox, Givens. Manager: Jim Smith.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Leighton Phillips |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
Alex Cropley |
Gordon Smith |
Gordon Cowans |
Gary Shelton |
John Deehan |
Frank Carrodus |
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*
Monday, 23 October 1978