Game #3386
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 21 August 1976
Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,012
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0
West Ham United
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 49' |
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 August 1976
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gordon Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon (pen)
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 4-0, Andy Gray
💥 | 83’ Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 West Ham 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
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 August 1976
Villa hammer the hammers on the opening day of the season as the European finalists of 1975-76 are taken apart.
Centre foreard Andy Gray 🏴 ⚽ scores two and wins a penalty and winger Ray Graydon 🏴 hits a brace that could have been a ⚽ hat-trick but for that missed spot kick.
Fulll back Gordon Smith 🏴 22 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from St. Johnstone for a fee of £80,000 earlier this month.
Midfielder David Hughes 🏴 18 makes his first appearance in the Villa squad.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 contributes his 🔥 10th assist s in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 112th appearance.
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | #583 | £80,000 signing from St Johnstone
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
West Ham United
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Saturday, 21 August 1976
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🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 104 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 | 30 🟥 28 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
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
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands Gordon Smith his debut.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.88 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.74 |
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Bill Green | 🏴 |
CB Keith Coleman | 🏴 |
D Tommy Taylor | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 |
M Pat Holland | 🏴 |
M Trevor Brooking | 🏴 |
F Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David T Hughes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Mick McGiven | 🏴 |
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
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, 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 🇺
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, 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
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Aug 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park