Game #3528
Tuesday, 20 March 1979
Attendance: 24,310
Won
Division One
8th (-)
Queens Park Rangers
DWWLW
Villa Park
Villa record their tenth win of an injury hit season thanks to Allan Evans’ fourth of the season, a spectacular volley from Dennis Mortimer and a John Gidman penalty but Villa have to overcome another thuggish opponent and poor refereeing to remain 8th in the table with five games in hand on 7th place.
Aston Villa
3-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | John Gregory | 34' | Kenny Swain | 89' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
34’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by John Gregory
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
46’ Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, Ivor Linton
72’ Goal, 2-0, John Gidman (pen)
89’ Goal, 3-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Kenny Swain
90’+ Goal, 3-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Clive Allen
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it ten wins, eleven draws and six defeats in twenty seven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #246 |
Tuesday, 20 March 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | George Flint, Kirkby-In-Ashfield |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Flint | 🏴 | 1973-1982
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
John Gidman and Dennis Mortimer replace Ivor Linton and Alex Cropley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 31.13 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 18.27 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB John Gidman |
RB Kenny Swain |
RB Gary Williams |
CB Allan Evans |
M Dennis Mortimer |
M John Gregory |
M Tommy Craig |
M Gordon Cowans |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
Queens Park Rangers
Richardson, Howe, Shanks, Gillard, Roeder, Clement, Hollins, Francis, Bowles, Eastoe (Allen (g)), Busby. Manager: Steve Burtenshaw.
SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton for F Brian Little | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
Frank Carrodus |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Post*
Wednesday, 21 March 1979