Game #3514
Aston Villa
5-5-4, 15 PTS
Saturday, 11 November 1978
Wolves
0-4
Aston Villa
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-0-11, 6 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 23,289
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 39' | 85' | John Gidman | 43' | Dennis Mortimer | 81' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 November 1978
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shelton, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 2-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | 48' Booking, John Gregory, Foul
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 4-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in four make it five wins, five draws and four defeats in fourteen division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973-74
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Saturday, 11 November 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 232 | 🟩 | 107 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 September 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Cowans and Gary Shelton return after long injury lay offs in place of Andy Gray and Tommy Craig.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.77 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.91 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Garvey (Caretaker) | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴 |
M Craig Moss | 🏴 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
None
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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