Game #3521
Aston Villa
7-9-5, 23 PTS
Tuesday, 26 December 1978
Aston Villa
2-2
Leeds United
Division One
Leeds United
8-8-6, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,973
Drew
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 21' | John Deehan | 26' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 26 December 1978
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #239 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1978
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Edward Hughes | 🏴 | Weston-Super-Mare, 1976-1979
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 239 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 65 🟥 65 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Hughes | 🏴 | Weston-Super-Mare, 1976-1979
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
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 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Leeds United
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Keith Parkinson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Post*
Wednesday, 27 December 1978
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