Game #3524
Aston Villa
7-11-5, 25 PTS
Saturday, 24 February 1979
12th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
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 | 🏴 | 🟢 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Kevin Ready | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
John Deehan | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 F Joe Ward | 🏴 | #603 | £80,000 signing from Clyde
Final Appearances
None
Drew
1-1
🟨 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s) | Kenny Swain | 58' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 58' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 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
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #242 |
Saturday, 24 February 1979
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1974-1985
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 106 | 🟩 39 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 47 | ⚽ 174 | 🥅 195 |
League 🕒 94 | 🟩 36 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 39 | ⚽ 159 | 🥅 167 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 11 | 🥅 20 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 51 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 118 | 🥅 80 |
Away 🕒 54 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 54 | 🥅 114 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 242 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Manchester United
10-6-8, 26 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,437
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Lou Macari | 🏴 | (RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa concede a penalty at Old Trafford to hand Manchester United a lucky point - as they fall back to twelfth in the table.
Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven League games to make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 eleven draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty three division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Villa have three and in some cases five games in hand over their rivals.
Forward Joe Ward 🏴 24 makes his 🕒 debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Clyde 🏴 in December 1978 for a fee of £80,000 to become the 603rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th start in a Villa shirt (90 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W39 🟨 D23 🟥 L28, ⚽ 11 Goals and 🔥 7 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Kevin Ready 🏴 makes his sole appearance in the Villa squad after signing from Yarmouth for £2,000.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 6th appearance.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Match Media
What they Said
"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.