Game #3524
Aston Villa
7-11-5, 25 PTS
Saturday, 24 February 1979
Drew
12th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 44,437
Manchester United
Old Trafford
10-6-8, 26 PTS
Villa’s eleventh draw in twenty three games see them fall back to twelfth in the table but they have three and in some cases five games in hand over their rivals after they concede a penalty at Old Trafford to hand Manchester United a lucky point.
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 58' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 February 1979
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Joe Ward
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-0, Kenny Swain, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United, pen), Jimmy Greenhoff
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa go seven games unbeaten in the league to make it seven wins, eleven draws and five defeats in twenty three division one games this season. Meanwhile, forward Joe Ward made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Clyde in December 1978 for a fee of £80,000.
Whilst forward Kevin Ready made his first appearance in the Villa squad after signing from Yarmouth for £2,000.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #242 |
Saturday, 24 February 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 242 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.63
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Colin Seel
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Manchester United
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders hands Joe Ward his debut in place of Ken McNaught.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.06 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.20 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Joe Ward | 🏴 | 🟢 |
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lou Macari | 🏴 | (RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Kevin Ready | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
John Deehan | 🏴 |
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
🟢 F Joe Ward | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It was a penalty alright.
“One of those unfortunate ones but a penalty nonetheless and it really shouldn't have mattered.
“We had enough opportunities to have made the game safe long before that."
Ron Saunders.
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