Game #3542
Aston Villa
14-16-11, 44 PTS
Friday, 11 May 1979
Aston Villa
0-1
West Brom
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
24-11-5, 59 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,991
Lost
8th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 11 May 1979
🥅 | 16’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), John Trewick
🔁 | 35’ Sub off, Allan Evans (Injury), 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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #260 |
Friday, 11 May 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 260 | 🟩 | 116 🟨 | 72 🟥 72 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
🆘 Refused to allow an injured Kenny Swain receive treatment leaving an already injury ravaged Villa down to ten men
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 2 January 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park.
Cards: 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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
M Len Cantello | 🏴 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 |
F David Mills | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 35' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Tony Brown | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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