Game #3530
Aston Villa
10-12-7, 32 PTS
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
11th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
🟨 John Gregory
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Ivor Linton replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.15 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.29 |
Villa are held at home in a drab game to remain 11th in the table.
Villa make it ten wins, twelve draws and seven defeats in twenty nine division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Gordon Cowans contributes his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 96th appearance (81 Starts) to make it W42 D24 L30, 12 Goals and 8 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.80 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Drew
1-1
🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 49' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 49' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 49' Goal, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🟨 | 60’ Booking, John Gregory
🥅 | 72’ Goal, (Coventry City), Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #248 |
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Total 🕒 14 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 20 | 🥅 13 |
League 🕒 11 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 14 | 🥅 11 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 11 | 🥅 5 |
Away 🕒 6 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 8 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 248 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 68 🟥 68 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,670
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Jim Holton | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Donato Nardiello | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Andy Blair (ex) | 🏴 |
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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