Game #3512
Saturday, 4 November 1978
Attendance: 32,724
Drew
Division One
10th= (-)
Manchester City
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Villa Park
Villa are held at home to leave them with one League win at Villa Park this season as Ron Saunders’ already depleted squad suffers fresh injury trouble as Jimmy Rimmer needs treatment three times during the game before leaving the ground with a heavily strapped knee. John Gidman also suffered a hip injury in the same 44’ incident as Rimmer causing his late substitution but John Deehan’s first of the season puts Villa ahead before a penalty equaliser pegs them back for the draw.
Aston Villa
1-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
62’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan
68’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City, pen), Gary Owen
77’ Sub off, John Gidman, Sub on, Allan Evans
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, five draws and four defeats in thirteen division one games this season. Meanwhile, Leighton Phillips made his final Villa appearance aged 29 before moving to Swansea City later this month. Phillips played for Villa between 1974-75 and 1978-79 making 175 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Saturday, 4 November 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Leighton Phillips and John Deehan replace Allan Evans and Willie Young.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 30.75 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 17.89 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB John Gidman |
RB Gary Williams |
CB Ken McNaught |
M John Gregory |
M Leighton Phillips |
M Dennis Mortimer |
M Tommy Craig |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
Manchester City
Corrigan, Clements, Booth, Futcher, Donachie, Owen (g), Viljoen, Hartford, Palmer, Kidd, Channon. Manager: Tony Book.
SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans for RB John Gidman | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
Alex Cropley |
Gordon Smith |
Gordon Cowans |
Gary Shelton |
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
"I'll be here on Wednesday even if they have to carry me out on a stretcher."
Jimmy Rimmer.
"It's a tender spot to get a whack. It is pretty painful at the moment and although everybody seems to think it will be all right by Wednesday. I'm not so sure.”
John Gidman.
"I thought that everyone of the 22 players out there worked hard.
”We certainly did. But although we played some pretty good football we also played some not so good stuff.
"There was a lot of physical contact. Both sides were closing it down which, of course, is all part of the game.
“There were a lot of loose 50-50 balls and a surprising number of occasions when a player from each side went for it and both ended up needing treatment.
"But we never really controlled it in midfield, which is the area you must dominate if you hope to do anything positive."
Ron Saunders.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 6 November 1978