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
🟩 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 | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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, 1974-1977
HT Score: 🟩 5-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 125 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 15 Dec 1976, Villa 5-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Ridden | 🏴 | Shrewsbury, 1974-1977
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 September 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 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
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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.