Game #3530
Aston Villa
10-12-7, 32 PTS
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
Drew
11th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 25,670
Coventry City
Villa Park
Villa are held at home in a drab game to sit 11th in the table.
Aston Villa
1-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 49' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
🕒 | 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
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it ten wins, twelve draws and seven defeats in twenty nine division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Coventry City
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #248 |
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 248 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 68 🟥 68 | 1.63
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
George Nolan
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Coventry City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ivor Linton replaces John Gidman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.15 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.29 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
Coventry City
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair (ex) | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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