Game #3403
Aston Villa
8-2-5, 18 PTS
Saturday, 20 November 1976
Drew
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Coventry City
5-3-4, 13 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,047
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 44' | Alex Cropley | 74' |
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 November 1976
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, John Gidman, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-1, (Coventry City), Mick Ferguson
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Mick Ferguson
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-2, Andy Gray, Assist by Alex Cropley
🟥 | 77’ Sending off, (Coventry City), John Beck, Kick
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Coventry 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
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 November 1976
Two Chris Nicholl errors, following blunders against Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion cost Villa despite Coventry being swamped by another strong attacking performance from Villa.
Ron Saunders' Villa draw for the second successive game to make it eight wins, two draws and five defeats in fifteen division one games this season.
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, 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
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #121 |
Saturday, 20 November 1976
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🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Yates | 🏴 | Redditch, 1966-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 | 32 🟥 33 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Yates | 🏴 | Redditch, 1966-1977
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥
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 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jake Findlay and John Deehan come in for their first starts of the season in place of John Burridge and Ray Graydon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.20 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.13 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.30 |
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Jim Blyth | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy Holmes | 🇮🇪 |
M John Beck | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 |
W Donal Murphy | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Donal Murphy | 🇮🇪 | (M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |)
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, 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
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 12 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park