Game #3407
Aston Villa
10-3-5, 23 PTS
Wednesday, 15 December 1976
Won
3rd= (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Liverpool
12-3-4, 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,851
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Liverpool
Assist(s) | John Robson | 9' | Dennis Mortimer | 11' | 44' | John Gidman | 31' |
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 15 December 1976
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Robson
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 4-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 4-1, (Liverpool), Ray Kennedy
⚽ | 44’ Goal, Andy Gray, 5-1, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 5-1 Liverpool
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Mick Buttress 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Liverpool
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
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 15 December 1976
Villa destroy reigning champions Liverpool, putting five past the entitled Anfield side in 44 first half minutes as they gain some revenge for the unjust scoreline in the reverse fixture the previous month.
Not that being utterly outplayed twice in succession stopped Liverpool and their media followers blaming anything and everything but the excellence of Villa for their humiliation.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the second successive League game to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 eighteen division one games this season.
Full back Mick Buttress 🏴 18 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt as a substitute after joining from school football in 1975.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 🔥 creates his 5th and 6th assists in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 36th appearance.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 10th & 11th goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 20th appearance at a rate of one every 1.82 games.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 80th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 152nd appearance (145 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W70 🟨 D42 🟥 L40, ⚽ 47 Goals and 🔥 33 Assists at a rate of one every 1.90 games.
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | #586 | Youth team promotion
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
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Wednesday, 15 December 1976
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🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Ridden | 🏴 | Shrewsbury, 1976
HT Score: 🟩 5-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 125 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Ridden | 🏴 | Shrewsbury, 1976
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
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.60 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.56 |
Youngest Player |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 18.85 |
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
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
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Joey Jones | 🏴 |
M Ian Callaghan | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 |
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 54' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
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
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
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
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park