On This Day
Villa slump to defeat to Leeds at Elland Road to fall to 14th in the table - their lowest position in a season that has so far proven long, hard, attritional and debilitating on an injury ravaged squad.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the third time in six to make it ten wins, fourteen draws and nine defeats in thirty three division one games this season.
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Colin Gibson, Foul (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Allan Evans and John Gregory replace Dennis Mortimer and Brendan Ormsby.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.31 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.19 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.03 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐จ | 13' Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
๐ฅ
| 27โ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Paul Hart
๐ | HT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #252 |
Saturday, 14 April 1979
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Darwen, 1978โ1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Ron Chadwick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Darwen, 1978โ1982
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 252 | ๐ฉ | 112 ๐จ | 70 ๐ฅ 70 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK David Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Trevor Cherry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Frank Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Hart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Kevin Hird | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Madeley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Brian Flynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Eddie Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Ray Hankin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Hawley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Jimmy Adamson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Eddie Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (M Carl Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1973โ74
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1978-79
Playing Squad
Match Media


