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1978-79
Season Summary
Division | League | Pos | FA | FA Cup Progress | EFL | League Cup Progress | Europe | European Progress |
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Division One | 8th | 3rd Round | 4th Round | n/a |
1978-79
League Table
Division One
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 | |
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 2 | 🏆 | 🏆 | 2 | 2 | | |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 26 | 35 | 60 | 🏆 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 7 | | |
3 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 59 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 30 | | |
4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 50 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 🏆 | | |
6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 14 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | | |
8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 59 | 49 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 36 | | |
9 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | | |
10 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 44 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | | |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 11 | | |
12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 23 | | |
13 | Bristol City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 38 | | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 13 | | |
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
16 | Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 22 | | |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 33 | | |
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 12 | | |
19 | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 🏆 | 3 | | |
20 | Queens Park Rangers ⬇️ | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 73 | -28 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 8 | | |
21 | Birmingham City ⬇️ | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 64 | -27 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 19 | | |
22 | Chelsea ⬇️ | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 92 | -48 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 17 | |
1978-79
Fixture List
Game # | Matchday Summary | Competition Summary | W | D | L | Position | Opposition Subs | Opposition Manager | Opposition Unused | Opposition Team Cost | Team Cost | Opposition Matchday Squad | Matchday Squad | Opposition Unavailable | Result Image | European Season | Scorer(s) Front | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous vs | Next vs | Villa Context | Opposition Context | Match Manager | Crest | Competition Image | Competition Category | Manager Match | Manager Performance | Heading For | Media Credit | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Kit | Sub 1 | Sub 2 | Sub 3 | Sub 4 | Sub 5 | Unused 1 | Unused 2 | Unused 3 | Unused 4 | Unused 5 | Unused 6 | Unused 7 | Unused 8 | Unused 9 | Unused 10 | Unused 11 | Ref Standalone | Last Window | Opposition Last Window | Injured | p1 Start | p1 App | p1 L | p1 GC | s1 App | s1 Sub | s1 D | s1 GC | s1 L | p1 W | p1 cs | s1 W | s1 CS | s2 App | s2 Sub | s2 W | s2 D | s2 L | s2 GC | s2 CS | p1 D | p1 Gls | p1 Ast | p2 App | p2 Start | p2 Gl | p2 Ast | p2 W | p2 D | p2 L | s1 Gl | s1 Ast | s2 Gl | s2 Ast | s4 Sub | s4 App | s4 Gl | s4 Ast | s4 W | s4 D | s4 L | s4 GC | s4 CS | s2 Bk | s1 Bk | Sub Sub | p5 St | p5 Gl | p5 Ast | p5 W | p5 D | p5 L | p5 GC | p5 CS | p5 Bk | p5 So | s3 Sub | s3 App | s3 Gl | s3 Ast | s3 W | s3 D | s3 L | s3 GC | s3 CS | s3 Bk | s3 So | p2 Bk | p2 So | s5 Sub | s5 App | s5 Gl | s5 Ast | s5 W | s5 D | s5 L | s5 GC | s5 CS | s5 Bk | s5 So | p2 GC | p2 CS | p1 Bk | p1 So | s1 So | s2 So | s4 Bk | s4 So | p3 App | p3 Start | p3 Gl | p3 Ast | p3 D | p3 W | p3 L | p3 CS | p3 GC | p3 Bk | p3 So | p4 App | p4 St | p4 Gl | p4 Ast | p4 W | p4 D | p4 L | p4 GC | p4 CS | p4 Bk | p4 So | p6 App | p6 St | p6 Gl | p6 Ast | p6 W | p6 D | p6 L | p6 GC | p6 CS | p6 Bk | p6 So | p7 App | p7 St | p7 Gl | p7 Ast | p7 W | p7 D | p7 L | p7 GC | p7 CS | p7 Bk | p7 So | p8 App | p8 St | p8 Gl | p8 Ast | p8 W | p8 D | p8 L | p8 GC | p8 CS | p8 Bk | p8 So | p11 App | p11 St | p11 Gl | p11 Ast | p11 W | p11 D | p11 L | p11 GC | p11 CS | p11 Bk | p11 So | p10 App | p10 St | p10 Gl | p10 Ast | p10 W | p10 D | p10 L | p10 GC | p10 CS | p10 Bk | p10 So | p9 App | p9 St | p9 Gl | p9 Ast | p9 W | p9 D | p9 L | p9 GC | p9 CS | p9 Bk | p9 So |
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3496 | 🟩 19 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 6th= | 🔁 | CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 | (CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |) | Sammy Chung | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux. | 🟩 23 August 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane. | 🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux. | 🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux. | 1-0-0, 2 PTS | 0-0-1, 0 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 214 | 🕒 214 | 🟩 | 101 🟨 | 54 🟥 59 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Clive Thomas | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 56* | 10 | 4 | 33* | 15 | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 123 | 122 | 62 | 18 | 52 | 35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3497 | 🟩 23 August 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st= (+5) | No Substitutions Made | Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 | | M Colin Lee | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 19 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park. | 🟥 26 August 1978, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 🟥 30 April 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane. | 🟥 24 March 1979, Villa 2-3 Spurs, Villa Park. | 2-0-0, 4 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 215 | 🕒 215 | 🟩 | 102 🟨 | 54 🟥 59 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | Unknown | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 57* | 10 | 4 | 34* | 15 | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3498 | 🟥 26 August 1978, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | Division One | 🟥 | 6th (-5) | No Substitutions Made | Alan Dicks | 🏴 | | CF Chris Garland | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 23 August 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane. | 🟩 30 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park. | 🟩 28 January 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟩 18 November 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 2-0-1, 4 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 216 | 🕒 216 | 🟩 | 102 🟨 | 54 🟥 60 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | Trevor Spencer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 58* | 10 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 23* | - | - | 1* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3499 | 🟩 30 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park. | League Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | 🔁 | M Ian Porterfield | 🏴 | (W Gordon Owen | 🏴 |) | Jack Charlton | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 26 August 1978, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 🟨 2 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park. | 🟩 23 April 1975, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough. | 🟨 26 December 1984, Villa 1-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 217 | 🕒 217 | 🟩 | 103 🟨 | 54 🟥 60 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Steve Bates | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 59* | 10 | 5* | 35* | 15 | 23 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 124 | 123 | 62 | 18 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3500 | 🟨 2 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 6th (-) | 🔁 | D Manny Andruszewski | 🏴 | (M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |) | Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 30 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park. | 🟩 9 September 1978, Villa 2-0 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟥 7 January 1976, Villa 1-2 Southampton, Villa Park. | 🟥 21 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell. | 2-1-1, 5 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 218 | 🕒 218 | 🟩 | 103 🟨 | 55 🟥 60 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Alan Porter | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 60* | 10 | 5 | 35 | 16* | 23 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 125 | 124 | 63 | 18 | 53 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3501 | 🟩 9 September 1978, Villa 2-0 Ipswich, Portman Road. | Division One | 🟩 | 5th (+1) | 🔁 | F Eric Gates | 🏴 | (CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴 |) | Bobby Robson | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 2 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park. | 🟨 16 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park. | 🟩 29 April 1978, Villa 6-1 Ipswich, Villa Park. | 🟨 2 May 1979, Villa 2-2 Ipswich, Villa Park. | 3-1-1, 6 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 219 | 🕒 219 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 55 🟥 60 | 1.68 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Tom Bune | M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 61* | 10 | 5 | 36* | 16 | 23 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 126 | 125 | 64 | 18 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3502 | 🟨 16 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 5th (-) | No Substitutions Made | Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 | | M Trevor Ross | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 9 September 1978, Villa 2-0 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟥 23 September 1978, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road. | 🟥 14 January 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | 🟨 31 January 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | 3-2-1, 7 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 220 | 🕒 220 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 56 🟥 60 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | CB David Evans | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | John Homewood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | 0 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 62* | 10 | 6* | 36 | 17* | 23 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 127 | 126 | 64 | 18 | 54 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3503 | 🟥 23 September 1978, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road. | Division One | 🟥 | 7th (-2) | No Substitutions Made | Steve Burtenshaw | 🏴 | | CB Ron Abbott | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 16 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park. | 🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park. | 🟨 2 January 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park. | 🟩 20 March 1979, Villa 3-1 QPR, Villa Park. | 3-2-2, 7 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 221 | 🕒 221 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 56 🟥 61 | 1.67 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | Unknown | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 63* | 10 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 24* | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3504 | 🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟥 | 11th= (-4) | No Substitutions Made | Brian Clough | 🏴 | | F John O'Hare | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 23 September 1978, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road. | 🟨 4 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟥 5 April 1978, Villa 0-1 Forest, Villa Park. | 🟥 10 January 1979, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground. | 3-2-3, 8 PTS | 2-6-0, 10 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 222 | 🕒 222 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 56 🟥 62 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | Kevin McNally | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 64* | 10 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 25* | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3505 | 🟨 4 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | League Cup | 🟨 | 3rd Round | No Substitutions Made | Terry Venables | 🏴 | | CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park. | 🟨 7 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟩 23 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park | 🟨 10 October 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 223 | 🕒 223 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 57 🟥 62 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | Tony Morrissey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3506 | 🟨 7 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury. | Division One | 🟨 | 10th= (+1) | No Substitutions Made | Terry Neill | 🏴 | | F John Kosmina | 🇦🇺 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟨 4 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟨 10 October 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟩 4 February 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟩 25 April 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park. | 3-3-3, 9 PTS | 3-3-3, 9 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 224 | 🕒 224 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 58 🟥 62 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | Les Burden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3507 | 🟨 10 October 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | League Cup | 🟨 | 3rd Round | 🔁 | F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | (F Ian Walsh | 🏴 |) | Terry Venables | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟨 7 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟨 14 October 1978, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park. | 🟨 4 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 225 | 🕒 225 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 59 🟥 62 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Mike Taylor | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 128 | 127 | 64 | 18 | 54 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3508 | 🟨 14 October 1978, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 9th= (+1) | No Substitutions Made | Dave Sexton | 🏴 | | RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟨 10 October 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road. | 🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford. | 🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford. | 3-4-3, 10 PTS | 4-5-1, 13 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 226 | 🕒 226 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 60 🟥 62 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Brian Martin | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 128 | 64 | 19 | 54 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3509 | 🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road. | League Cup | 🟩 | 3rd Round | 🔁 | CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 | (CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |) | Terry Venables | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 14 October 1978, Villa 2-2 United, Villa Park. | 🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'. | 🟨 10 October 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟥 15 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Palace, Selhurst Park. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 227 | 🕒 227 | 🟩 | 105 🟨 | 60 🟥 62 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | Unknown | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 129 | 66 | 19 | 55 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3510 | 🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'. | Division One | 🟩 | 7th= (+2) | No Substitutions Made | Jim Smith | 🏴 | | W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road. | 🟥 27 October 1978, Villa 0-2 Boro, Villa Park. | 🟥 25 February 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | 🟩 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park. | 4-4-3, 12 PTS | 0-3-8, 3 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 228 | 🕒 228 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 60 🟥 62 | 1.66 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Ray Toseland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 130 | 67 | 19 | 56 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3511 | 🟥 27 October 1978, Villa 0-2 Middlesbrough, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟥 | 10th= (-3) | No Substitutions Made | John Neal | 🏴 | | F Stan Cummins | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'. | 🟨 4 November 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park. | 🟥 17 December 1977, Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park. | 🟥 10 March 1979, Villa 0-2 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park. | 4-4-4, 12 PTS | 4-2-6, 10 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 229 | 🕒 229 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 60 🟥 63 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | Tony Jenkins | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 131 | 67 | 19 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3512 | 🟨 4 November 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 10th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Tony Book | 🏴 | | CF Ron Futcher | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 27 October 1978, Villa 0-2 Boro, Villa Park. | 🟥 8 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park. | 🟥 31 December 1977, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road. | 🟩 15 May 1979, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Maine Road. | 4-5-4, 13 PTS | 5-6-2, 16 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 230 | 🕒 230 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 61 🟥 63 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | Brian Stevens | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 132 | 67 | 19 | 56 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3513 | 🟥 8 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park. | League Cup | 🟥 | 4th Round | No Substitutions Made | David Pleat | 🏴 | | D Kirk Stephens | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 4 November 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park. | 🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux. | 🟥 2 February 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park. | 🟩 8 September 1982, Villa 4-1 Luton, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 231 | 🕒 231 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | M John Gregory | 🏴 | | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | David Richardson | 79 | 15* | 17 | - | 26* | 36 | - | 10 | 6 | 1 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 133 | 67 | 19 | 56 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3514 | 🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux. | Division One | 🟩 | 9th (+1) | 🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |) | Brian Garvey (Caretaker) | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 8 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park. | 🟩 18 November 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟩 19 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park. | 🟨 27 October 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux. | 5-5-4, 15 PTS | 3-0-11, 6 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 232 | 🕒 232 | 🟩 | 107 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | Peter Reeves | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 65* | 10 | 6 | 37* | 17 | 26 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3515 | 🟩 18 November 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 7th= (+2) | 🔁 | M John Bain | 🏴 | (M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |) | Alan Dicks | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux. | 🟥 21 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell. | 🟥 26 August 1978, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 🟥 25 August 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 6-5-4, 17 PTS | 6-3-6, 15 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 233 | 🕒 233 | 🟩 | 108 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | Norman Glover | M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 | | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 66* | 11* | 6 | 38* | 17 | 26 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3516 | 🟥 21 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell. | Division One | 🟥 | 9th (-2) | No Substitutions Made | Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 | | W Terry Curran | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 18 November 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟨 25 November 1978, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns. | 🟨 2 September 1978, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park. | 🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park. | 6-5-5, 17 PTS | 3-7-6, 13 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 234 | 🕒 234 | 🟩 | 108 🟨 | 61 🟥 65 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | Unknown | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 67* | 11 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 27* | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3517 | 🟨 25 November 1978, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns. | Division One | 🟨 | 9th (-) | No Substitutions Made | Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft) | M John Trewick | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 21 November 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell. | 🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. | 🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns. | 🟥 11 May 1979, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park. | 6-6-5, 18 PTS | 9-5-2, 23 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 235 | 🕒 235 | 🟩 | 108 🟨 | 62 🟥 65 | 1.64 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | Trelford Mills | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 68* | 11 | 7* | 38 | 18* | 27 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3518 | 🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. | Division One | 🟩 | 9th= (-) | 🔁 | CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 | (W Clive Walker | 🏴 |) | Ken Shellito | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 25 November 1978, Villa 1-1 Albion, The Hawthorns. | 🟨 16 December 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park. | 🟩 28 April 1979, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Villa Park. | 7-6-5, 20 PTS | 2-4-12, 8 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 236 | 🕒 236 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 62 🟥 65 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | Clive Thomas | M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | | 31 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 69* | 11 | 7 | 39* | 18 | 27 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3519 | 🟨 16 December 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 9th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | John Bond | 🏴 | | W Jimmy Neighbour | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. | 🟨 23 December 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground. | 🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 🟩 21 April 1979, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 7-7-5, 21 PTS | 4-9-5, 17 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 237 | 🕒 237 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 63 🟥 65 | 1.65 | Top 6 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | Roger Kirkpatrick | 30 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 70* | 11 | 7 | 39 | 19* | 27 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3520 | 🟨 23 December 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground. | Division One | 🟨 | 9th= (-) | 🔁 | CB David Webb | 🏴 | (CB Vic Moreland | 🏴 |) | Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 |