Game #3380
Aston Villa
9-14-14, 32 PTS
Saturday, 3 April 1976
Lost
18th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
11-6-19, 28 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 46,251
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
Birmingham City
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 40' |
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 April 1976
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Terry Hibbitt
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Kenny Burns
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-2, Ray Graydon (pen)
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 2-3, (Birmingham City), Trevor Francis
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 April 1976
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, fourteen draws and fourteen defeats in thirty seven League games following their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, Midfielder Chico Hamilton made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Sheffield United in July 1976. Chico played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1975-76 making 250 appearances and scoring 48 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Saturday, 3 April 1976
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 98 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 | 27 🟥 28 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 28 December 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian Park.
Cards: None
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.50 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.36 |
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
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
Willie Bell | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Dave Latchford | 🏴 |
LB Tony Want | 🏴 |
LB Archie Styles | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jimmy Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Gary Emmanuel | 🏴 |
M Terry Hibbitt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
F Andy Needham | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 | (CF Bob Hatton | 🏴 |)
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
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
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
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
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH REPORTS
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