Game #3534
Aston Villa
10-14-9, 34 PTS
Saturday, 14 April 1979
Lost
14th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 24,281
Leeds United
Elland Road
15-12-8, 42 PTS
Leeds United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1979
🟨 | 13' Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Paul Hart
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #252 |
Saturday, 14 April 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 252 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Ron Chadwick
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Leeds United
None
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 | 🏴 | 31.19 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.03 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK David Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Kevin Hird | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Ray Hankin | 🏴 |
CF John Hawley | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | (M Carl Harris | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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