Game #3379
Aston Villa
9-14-13, 32 PTS
Saturday, 27 March 1976


Drew
18th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Stoke
13-10-10, 36 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,359
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Stoke City

Assist(s) | None
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 March 1976
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
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
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 March 1976
Villa drop to eighteenth in the table as another ultra defensive side visits Villa Park and Ron Saunders' men cannot break through the massed defence to make it on win in fifteen including eight draws.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty six League games following their return to the top flight.
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Stoke


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 27 March 1976
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🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Kick off: 3,00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 | 27 🟥 27 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 5 March 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.48 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.34 |
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tony Waddington | 🏴 |

Stoke
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
RB John Lumsdon | 🏴 |
D Denis Smith | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
M Alan Bloor | 🏴 |
M Sean Haslegrave | 🏴 |
M Geoff Salmons | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Mahoney | 🏴 |
CF Dave Goodwin | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 |
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Geoff Salmons | 🏴 | (W Jimmy Robertson | 🏴 |)

🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
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
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, 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
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 27 Mar 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park

