Game #3513
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 November 1978
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
League Cup
Attendance: 32,727
Luton Town
Villa Park
Villa are beaten at home by second division Luton in the fourth round of the League Cup after another injury ravaged night for Ron Saunders’ side who lost Andy Gray on 12’ with damaged knee ligaments as Luton record their first away victory in eleven months.
Aston Villa
0-2
Luton Town
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 November 1978
🔁 | 12’ Sub off, Andy Gray (Injury), Sub on, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Luton Town
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town), Bob Hatton
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 0-2, (Luton Town), Brian Stein
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Luton Town
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose to second division strugglers Luton in the League Cup having needed three attempts to get past fellow second tier side Palace in the previous round.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Luton Town
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #18 |
Manager Game | #231 |
Wednesday, 8 November 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 231 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
David Richardson
CARDS
Villa
None
Luton Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans replaces Leighton Phillips.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.34 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.76 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.90 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Luton Town
GK Milija Aleksic | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
CB Paul Price | 🏴 |
CB Mark Aizlewood | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M Wayne Turner | 🏴 |
M Alan West | 🏴 |
M Lil Fuccillo | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 |
CF Brian Stein | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bob Hatton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | and CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 12' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Kirk Stephens | 🏴 |
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 | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We were awful. We have had some bad games recently.
“We have always put it down to injuries.
“But this was not the case tonight.
"We played only in patches and were never able to put our game together.
"He [Andy Gray] is suffering from ligament trouble in his right knee, but we will not know the extent of the damage until the plaster comes off."
Ron Saunders.
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