Game #3525
Aston Villa
8-11-5, 27 PTS
Saturday, 3 March 1979
Won
11th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 42,419
Birmingham City
Villa Park
3-4-20, 10 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Half fit Andy Gray and Brian Little return after their four month injury lay-offs to boost Villa as they record a narrow, but simple, victory over neighbours Birmingham at Villa Park,
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 March 1979
🟨 | 18’ Booking, John Gregory
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in seven but go eight games unbeaten in the league to make it eight wins, eleven draws and five defeats in twenty four division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #243 |
Saturday, 3 March 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1975-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 243 | 🟩 | 110 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1975-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Birmingham City
None
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray and Brian Little return after long injury lay offs in place of Gary Shelton and Joe Ward.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.22 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Neil Freeman | 🏴 |
LB Alberto Tarantini | 🇦🇷 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Alan Buckley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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