Game #3408
Aston Villa
11-3-5, 25 PTS
Saturday, 18 December 1976
Won
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
8-6-4, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,982
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Charlie Young | 30' | Brian Little | 85' |
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 December 1976
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Alan Gowling
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-1, John Deehan, Assist by Charlie Young
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Mick Buttress
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-1, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle United
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
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 December 1976
Villa record their fourth successive win but make more than usual heavy work of beating Newcastle to the points at Villa Park as John Deehan scores a crucial brace to keep Villa third in the table.
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the third successive League game to make it eleven wins, three draws and five defeats in nineteen division one games this season.
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, 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
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 18 December 1976
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🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
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
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.57 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.57 |
Youngest Player |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 18.85 |
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
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
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB Aidan McCaffery | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Tommy Cassidy | 🏴 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 |
CF Paul Cannell | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | for M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Dave Craig | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
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
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 Dec 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park