Game #3537
Aston Villa
13-14-9, 40 PTS
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 26,168
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 51' | 73' | John Gidman | 69' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa hammer Arsenal to record their biggest win of the campaign and a third successive League victory for the first time this season.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Frank Stapleton, 80 Seconds
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-1, Gary Shelton
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-1, Gary Shelton, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 3-1, John Deehan, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 4-1, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 5-1, Gary Shelton (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa record three successive victories for the first time this season to make it thirteen wins, fourteen draws and nine defeats in thirty six division one games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #255 |
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 255 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Brian Hill
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Brendan Ormsby replaces Ken McNaught.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.78 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.22 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 18.58 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
M Steve Gatting | 🏴 |
CB John Devine | 🇮🇪 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
M David Price | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Nicky Law | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
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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