Game #3533
Aston Villa
10-14-8, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
Drew
11th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Derby County
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,884
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-3
Derby County
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 26' | 55' |
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 fourteen draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 thirty two division one games this season but 18 year old left back Colin Gibson 🏴scores a late own goal on his league debut as Derby fight back to draw at Villa Park.
Villa, already shorn of centre forward Andy Gray 🏴, centre back Allan Evans 🏴 and midfielder John Gregory 🏴 lose midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 in the first minutes of the game with a burst blood vessel in his calf.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 makes his 🕒 225th start in a Villa shirt.
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #251 |
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
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🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 251 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 70 🟥 69 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
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.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.11 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.19 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 18.54 |
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 7' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
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
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Suspension | 2 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 11 Apr 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park