Game #3369
Aston Villa
8-9-9, 25 PTS
Saturday, 17 January 1976


Drew
13th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Newcastle United
10-6-10, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,389
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Newcastle United

Assist(s) | None
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 January 1976
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Mick Mahoney
💥 | 16’ Player retired injured, Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Alan Gowling
🔁 | 22’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 January 1976
Villa lose Dennis Mortimer to injury early in the game and with the midfield dynamo off the pitch Villa concede an equaliser to leave them 13th in the table.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, nine draws and nine defeats in twenty six League games following their return to the top flight.
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Newcastle United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 17 January 1976
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🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Reg Robinson | 🏴 | Norwich, 1974-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 22 🟥 23 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Reg Robinson | 🏴 | Norwich, 1974-1980
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Deehan replaces Leighton Phillips.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.27 |
Oldest Player |
CB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.74 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 18.46 |
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🚑 | 🔁 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB Pat Howard | 🏴 |
D John Bird | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Tommy Cassidy | 🏴 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 |
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 22' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alan Gowling | 🏴 | (W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |)

🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | 54 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
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
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 17 Jan 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

