Game #3521
Aston Villa
7-9-5, 23 PTS
Tuesday, 26 December 1978
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Ken McNaught, Confrontation (5)
🟨 Kenny Swain, Dissent (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Forwards
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Team News
John Gregory replaces Gary Shelton.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.12 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.90 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.04 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Drew
2-2
🟨 26 Dec 1978, Villa 2-2 Leeds, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Gregory | 21' | 26' |
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 21' | John Deehan | 26' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, John Gregory, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 2-0, John Gregory, Assist by John Deehan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Leeds United
🟨 | 56’ Booking, Ken McNaught, Confrontation
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 2-1, (Leeds United), Eddie Gray
🟨 | 67’ Booking, Kenny Swain, Dissent
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 2-2, (Leeds United), Eddie Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Leeds United
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #239 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1978
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Edward Hughes | 🏴 | Weston-Super-Mare, 1978
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: Edward Hughes | 🏴 | Weston-Super-Mare, 1978
Linesmen: E. G. Morgan (Merthyr Tydfil); A. J. Phillips (Newport)
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 48 | 🟩 W20 (42% ) | 🟨 D12 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L16 (33% ) | ⚽ 77 | 🥅 75 | GD 2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 239 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 65 🟥 65 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Leeds United
8-8-6, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,973
GK David Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF John Hawley | 🏴 |
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Keith Parkinson | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK David Harvey | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
CB Keith Parkinson | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF John Hawley | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa rush into a two goal lead after another brace from John Gregory but Eddie Gray and Leeds mount a second half comeback and a frustrating defensive game to take a point from a game Villa should have run away with.
Ron Saunders' Villa go five games unbeaten to make it seven wins, nine draws and five defeats in twenty one division one games this season.
What they Said
“We played some tremendous soccer before the interval, but so did Leeds in the second half.
“We tried hard to carry on where we had left off, but we caught a cold and left gaps.
“We just stopped ticking and they played like the old Leeds we knew."
Ron Saunders.
Fan-tactic view for man in the spotlight
A football supporter decided to have a bird's eye view of the Aston Villa v Leeds match at Villa Park yesterday and climbed up a floodlight pylon.
Police and his brother tried gentle persuasion to bring him down but it needed the assistance of the fire service to help him to descend the last 20 ft. or so.
The man was taken to Queen's Road Police Station. Aston, but was later released.
*Birmingham Post*
Wednesday, 27 December 1978
