Game #3400
Aston Villa
7-0-5, 14 PTS
Saturday, 30 October 1976


Lost
7th= (-5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Liverpool
8-2-2, 18 PTS
Anfield
Attendance: 51,751
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 October 1976
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Ian Callaghan
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Terry McDermott
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Kevin Keegan
🕒 | FT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 October 1976
Level on points with Villa who are ahead on goal difference after the previous weekend’s matches, Liverpool are the hosts and Villa have them on the ropes until three goals in the final fifteen minutes deliver a misleading scoreline and leave Villa 🟥 defeated for the first time in 🕒 five after 🟩 four successive wins.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 seven wins and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twelve division one games this season.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th start in a Villa shirt.
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Liverpool


UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #118 |
Saturday, 30 October 1976
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🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1971-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 118 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 33 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1971-1978
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
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.30 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.93 |
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
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
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Joey Jones | 🏴 |
M Ian Callaghan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
CF John Toshack | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John Toshack | 🏴 | (CF David Johnson | 🏴 |)

🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
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

🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 10 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 30 Oct 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH REPORTS
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