Game #3533
Aston Villa
10-14-8, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
Drew
11th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 21,884
Derby County
Villa Park
18 year old Colin Gibson scored a late own goal on his league debut as Derby fight back to draw at Villa Park after Villa, already shorn of Andy Gray, Allan Evans and John Gregory, had suffered yet more injury woe when they lose Dennis Mortimer in the first minutes of the game with a burst blood vessel in his calf.
Aston Villa
3-3
Derby County
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 26' | 55' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
🔁 | 7’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Gary Williams
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), Roy Greenwood
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-2, (Derby County), Steve Powell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Derby County
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-2, John Gidman (pen)
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-2, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 3-3, (Derby County), Colin Gibson o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Derby County
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it ten wins, fourteen draws and eight defeats in thirty two division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
FIXTURE HISTORY
Derby County
Previous 5 vs. Derby: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #251 |
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1971–1979
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 251 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 70 🟥 69 | 1.62
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1971–1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Don Biddle
CARDS
Villa
None
Derby County
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Brendan Ormsby and Colin Gibson make their first starts for the club as an overhaul of the squad continues with Allan Evans and John Gregory dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.11 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.19 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 18.54 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK John Middleton | 🏴 |
LB Steve Buckley | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴 |
CB Vic Moreland | 🏴 |
D Steve Wicks | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Emson | 🏴 |
M Billy Caskey | 🇬🇧 |
W Roy Greenwood | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Crawford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 7' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Suspension | 2 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
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
🟢 CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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