Game #3526
Aston Villa
9-11-5, 29 PTS
Wednesday, 7 March 1979
8th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
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 Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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 | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Team News
Alex Cropley makes his first start played since breaking his leg 15 months previously in place of Dennis Mortimer.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.72 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.09 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.23 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-0
🟩 7 Mar 1979, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 17' | Kenny Swain | 30' | Own Goal | 45' |
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 17' | Andy Gray | 30' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 2-0, Kenny Swain, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 3-0, Paul Jones o.g.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, John Deehan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #244 |
Wednesday, 7 March 1979
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1977-1984
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1977-1984
Linesmen: R. F. Harris (Oxford); J. F. Pardoe (Kidderminster)
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 127 | 🟩 W49 (39% ) | 🟨 D28 | 🇺(61% ) | 🟥 L50 (39% ) | ⚽ 200 | 🥅 209 | GD -9
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 244 | 🟩 | 111 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
7-6-13, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,053
GK Seamus McDonagh | 🇮🇪 |
RB Peter Nicholson | 🏴 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
CB Mike Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
LB David Burke | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
W Willie Morgan | 🏴 |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
CF Alan Gowling | 🏴 |
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB David Burke | 🏴 | (CF Neil Whatmore | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Seamus McDonagh | 🇮🇪 |
Defenders
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
CB Mike Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
Full Backs
RB Peter Nicholson | 🏴 |
LB David Burke | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
Midfielders
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Willie Morgan | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
CF Alan Gowling | 🏴 |
CF Neil Whatmore | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
As one returns - midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 after 15 months out with a double leg fracture inflicted by referee Jim Bent and West Bromwich Albion - another drops out - midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 - but Villa overcome more injury woe with a convincing win over Bolton.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 hits his ⚽ first goal since his injury and operation in October and despite an overly fussy referee Villa walk off with the points in a game that could easily have ended in double figures but for Bolton ‘keeper McDonough.
It's successive wins for Villa to go 🕒 nine games unbeaten in the league with 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 eleven draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty five division one games this season.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 contributes his 🔥 30th assist s in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 221st appearance at a goal involvement rate of one every 6.14 games.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 250th start in a Villa shirt.
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