Game #3406
Aston Villa
9-3-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 11 December 1976
Won
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leeds United
5-7-5, 17 PTS
Elland Road
Attendance: 31,232
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
Leeds United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 25' | Leighton Phillips | 58' | John Deehan | 70' |
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 December 1976
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Charlie Young
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0. Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Littlle
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), David McNiven
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Leighton Phillips
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 3-1, Alex Cropley, Assist by John Deehan
🕒 | FT Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 December 1976
Villa cruise past Leeds thanks to Andy Gray and Alex Cropley as Ron Saunders' youthful side show up their elders at Elland Road but a fortnight without a League game drops Villa to fifth.
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in four League games but are now unbeaten in six to make it nine wins, three draws and five defeats in seventeen division one games this season.
Meanwhile, central defender Charlie Young made his Villa debut after joining from school football in June 1974. Charlie was a replacement for Chris Nicholl who was suffering from a broken nose.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
Aston Villa
Leeds United
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 11 December 1976
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Robson, John Deehan and Charlie Young (debut) replace Chris Nicholl, Gordon Smith and Steve Hunt.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.59 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.55 |
Youngest Player |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 18.84 |
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK David Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
RB Paul Reaney | 🏴 |
M Peter Lorimer | 🏴 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴 |
W David McNiven | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Gary Liddell | 🏴 |
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
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
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
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 December 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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