Game #3398
Aston Villa
7-0-4, 14 PTS
Saturday, 23 October 1976
Won
2nd= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Bristol City
2-3-5, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,094
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-1
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 51' | 64' | Brian Little | 78' |
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 October 1976
🥅 | 27’ Goal (Bristol City), Tom Ritchie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Bristol City
⚽ | 51’ Goal, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Alex Cropley
⚽ | 64’ Goal, John Gidman, Assist by Alex Cropley
⚽ | 78’ Goal, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Bristol 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
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 October 1976
Villa go level on points with second placed Liverpool but ahead on goal difference as they again have to come from behind before another fine second half showing dispatches Bristol City as Chris Nicholl equalises, John Gidman scores the first headed goal of his career and Ray Graydon caps it off.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins and four defeats in eleven division one games this season.
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, 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
Bristol City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Saturday, 23 October 1976
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🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 January 1972, Villa 0-1 Rochdale, Spotland.
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
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.05 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.91 |
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, 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
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |
Bristol City
GK Len Bond | 🏴 |
RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
CB David Rodgers | 🏴 |
CB Gary Collier | 🏴 |
LB Brian Drysdale | 🏴 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 | (FB Brian McNeill | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, 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
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Oct 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.