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 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-1
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 51' | 64' | Brian Little | 78' |
🟩 23 October 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
🟩 23 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 October 1976
🟩 23 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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: ❌
Aston Villa
Bristol City
🟩 23 October 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 October 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 October 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
🟩 23 October 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 October 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 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 | (FB Brian McNeill | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 October 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 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 October 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 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 October 1976, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Villa Park.