Game #3397
Aston Villa
6-0-4, 12 PTS
Wednesday, 20 October 1976
Won
4th= (+7)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
5-2-3, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,860
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 62' | Ray Graydon | 73' | John Gidman | 86' |
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 20 October 1976
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Ball
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-1, Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 4-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 5-1, Brian Little, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Arsenal
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
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 20 October 1976
Villa fall a goal behind to expensively assembled Arsenal before Dennis Mortimer 🏴equalises, Andy Gray 🏴 wins a penalty and Villa turn on the style in the second half.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 six wins and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 ten division one games this season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 26th appearance.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 3rd appearance.
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Wednesday, 20 October 1976
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🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jeff Sewell | 🏴 | Leicester, 1976
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 115 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Sewell | 🏴 | Leicester, 1976
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
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.27 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.04 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.90 |
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Pat Howard | 🏴 |
RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
M Trevor Ross | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Matthews | 🏴 |
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
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Oct 1976, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park