Game #3532
Aston Villa
10-13-8, 33 PTS
Saturday, 7 April 1979
Drew
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 23,690
Coventry City
Highfield Road
11-14-11, 36 PTS
Villa face, and draw, with Coventry for the second time in three games taking a fortunate point after Allan Evans is sent off the second time this season just before half time for a head butt.
Coventry City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 77' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 April 1979
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Tommy Hutchinson
🟥 | 44’ Sending off, Allan Evans, Retaliation
🕒 | HT Coventry City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 1-1, John Deehan, Assist by Ken McNaught
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it ten wins, thirteen draws and eight defeats in thirty one 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 | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #250 |
Saturday, 7 April 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 250 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 69 🟥 69 | 1.62
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983 🆘
🆘 Ignored a violent challenge that left Little injured before punishing Evans with the ultimate sanction for retaliating with no action taken against the instigator.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟥
Tony Glasson
CARDS
Villa
🟥
Coventry City
None
TEAM NEWS
John Deehan and Gordon Cowans replace Andy Gray and Tommy Craig.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 20.46 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
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
"I shall be discussing it with him [Allan Evans] first thing in the morning and then I shall decide what action to take.
"I still believe he was provoked but it was a stupid thing to do and I am not making excuses for him.”
Ron Saunders.
"I was going to talk to Evans about his tackle on Powell because I thought it was over the top.
“But he got in first and butted me. It was a daft thing to do."
Allan Evans’ victim Tommy Hutchinson.
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