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Villa Matches Refereed by

John Gow

🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 25' | Gordon Cowans | 33' | Dennis Mortimer | 40' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 25' | 33' |

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 September 1977, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

9th (-)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 3-0, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa

🟩 10 September 1977, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Alex Cropley | 90' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 90' |

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
🆘 Failed to punish a stamp on Rimmer before booking the Villa 'keeper for dissent after penalising him for taking too many steps in injury time.
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 20 April 1977, Villa 2-1 Tottenham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

10th= (+4)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 1-0, Alex Cropley, Assist by Andy Gray
🟨 | 90'+1 Booking, Jimmy Rimmer, Dissent
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal

🟩 20 April 1977, Villa 2-1 Tottenham, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 26' | John Deehan | 44' |

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 26' | Gordon Smith | 44' |

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 November 1975, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

5th (+1)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Subs:
CB Charlie Young

Match Timeline

⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 2-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Gerry Armstrong
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Chris Nicholl, Sub on, Charlie Young
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

🟨 29 November 1975, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 49' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 49' |

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 21 December 1974, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

12th= (-1)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Frank Worthington
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Gray
💥 | 63’ Play suspended for three minutes due to bottle thrown at player
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City

🟥 21 December 1974, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.

Scorer(s) | None

Assists(s) | None

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 19 January 1974, Villa 0-0 Preston, Deepdale.
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

7th= (-1)

Division Two

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 |

Subs:
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Jimmy Cumbes o.g.
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Mayo
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Jimmy Brown
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa

🟨 19 January 1974, Villa 0-0 Preston, Deepdale.

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 March 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: None

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨

11th (+1)

Division Two

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 83’ Missed penalty, (Preston North End), Francis Burns
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa

🟥 10 March 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road.

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 December 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
Cards:

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥

5th= (-2)

Division Two

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Mick Leach
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Aston Villa

🟩 26 December 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 58' | Bruce Rioch | 64' |

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 58' |

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
🆘 Bizarrely awarded a free kick for a penalty offence in the area but no matter, Villa still scored from it.
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 31 January 1970, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale.
Cards: None

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩

2nd (-)

Division Three

Team

Starting XI:
GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Subs:
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Shrewsbury Town
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Dave Gibson, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Willie Anderson
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Shrewsbury Town

🟨 31 January 1970, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale.

Scorer(s) | Lew Chatterley | 40' |

Assists(s) | None

Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨

22nd (-)

Division Two

Team

Starting XI:
GK John Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Subs:
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Graham Hawkins
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Lew Chatterley
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Dave Rudge, Sub on, Lionel Martin
🕒 | FT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa

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