Game #3542
Friday, 11 May 1979
Attendance: 35,991
Lost
Division One
8th= (-)
West Bromwich Albion
WDDLL
Villa Park
From the first game of the season to the last home game of the season, injuries had bedevilled Villa and this game was no different as Allan Evans was forced to leave the pitch with a gashed head, just days after Gordon Cowans had done leaving Villa with 10 men at champions Liverpool. Again Ron Saunders is forced into a mid match formation and tactical change as Villa lose for a second successive game and the end of the season can’t come soon enough, if for nothing else but to allow the squad recovery time ahead of 1979-80.
Aston Villa
0-1
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
15’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), John Trewick
35’ Sub off, Allan Evans, Sub on, Ivor Linton
HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
FT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose a second successive game to make it fourteen wins, sixteen draws and eleven defeats in forty one division one games this season.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #260 |
Friday, 11 May 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
West Bromwich Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 31.27 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 19.11 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB John Gidman |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
RB Kenny Swain |
M Colin Gibson |
M Gary Shelton |
M John Gregory |
M Alex Cropley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
F John Deehan |
West Bromwich Albion
Godden, Wile, Batson, Statham, Robson, Cantello, Trewick (g), Brown A, Mills, Regis (ex), Cunningham. Manager: Ron Atkinson.
SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton for CB Allan Evans | 35' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
Frank Carrodus |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Post*
Saturday, 12 May 1979
Cowans is a victim as jinx dogs Villa to end of line
Gordon Cowans is out of the Aston Villa team for the club's final home League match of the season against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park tonight because of a fractured cheek bone.
And Villa, who have never really been able to overcome a crippling spate of injuries this season, also have serious doubts about the fitness of striker John Deehan, who has a groin strain, and midfielder Denis Mortimer, suffering from a thigh injury.
*Birmingham Post*
Friday, 11 May 1979