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1978-79

Season Summary

Division
League
Pos
FA
FA Cup Progress
EFL
League Cup Progress
Europe
European Progress
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
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
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
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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
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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 Squad: 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 Squad: 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 Squad: 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 Squad: 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 Squad: 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 Squad: 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 Squad: 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 Squad: Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12
1st XI: Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11 Squad: 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 Squad: Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/12