Game #3530
Aston Villa
10-12-7, 32 PTS
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
Drew
11th= (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,670
Aston Villa
1-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 49' |
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
โฝ | 49' Goal, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐จ | 60โ Booking, John Gregory
๐ฅ
| 72โ Goal, (Coventry City), Garry Thompson
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Aston Villa
Coventry City
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #248 |
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stockport, 1974-1981
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
๐ 248 | ๐ฉ | 112 ๐จ | 68 ๐ฅ 68 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Stockport, 1974-1981
Matches Officiated: 3
๐ฉ : 1
๐จ : 1
๐ฅ : 1
๐ : 1
Previous 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Last Match: ๐ฅ 14 January 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison Park. ๐
Cards: ๐จ ๐จ
CARDS
๐จ
๐จ
TEAM NEWS
Ivor Linton replaces John Gidman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.15 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.29 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Tommy Craig | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Coventry City
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Coop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jim Holton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Barry Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Donato Nardiello | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Terry Yorath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Hutchison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Ian Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
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
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Media & Commentary
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