Game #3526
Aston Villa
9-11-5, 29 PTS
Wednesday, 7 March 1979
Aston Villa
3-0
Bolton Wanderers
Division One
Bolton Wanderers
7-6-13, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,053
Won
8th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 17' | Andy Gray | 30' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 March 1979
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 2-0, Kenny Swain, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 3-0, Own Goal, Paul Jones
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, John Deehan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it successive wins to go nine games unbeaten in the league and make it nine wins, eleven draws and five defeats in twenty five division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #244 |
Wednesday, 7 March 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 244 | 🟩 | 111 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Whistle happy, "incessant hold ups did nothing to aid the cause of flowing football".
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
Cards: None
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 |
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 Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB David Burke | 🏴 | (CF Neil Whatmore | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
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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