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 Dec 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 Dec 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
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
🟩 11 Dec 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.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 makes it ⚽ 30 goals in a Villa shirt in 🕒 54 appearances at a rate of a goal every 1.80 games.
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.
Central defender Charlie Young 🏴 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up as a replacement for Chris Nicholl who's suffering from a broken nose.
🟩 11 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | #585 | Youth team promotion
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
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
🟩 11 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 11 December 1976
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🟩 11 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 11 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
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
🟩 11 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 11 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB 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 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 11 Dec 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 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 Dec 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 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 Dec 1976, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH REPORTS
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