Game #3412
Aston Villa
12-3-7, 27 PTS
Saturday, 22 January 1977
Won
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
4-5-13, 13 PTS
Upton Park
Attendance: 27,577
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
West Ham United
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Deehan | 3' |
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 January 1977
⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Deehan
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Gordon Smith
🕒 | FT West Ham United 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 January 1977
Andy Gray hits his 23rd goal of the season for club and country after just three minutes as Villa nonchalantly beat West Ham but over-confidence and a refereeing performance described as “hilarious” leaves them exposed in the last half hour.
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in three League games to make it twelve wins, three draws and seven defeats in twenty two division one games this season.
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
West Ham United
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Saturday, 22 January 1977
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🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 130 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 | 33 🟥 35 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 "Did not have a lot to do, which was just as well because most of what he did was wrong."
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 February 1976, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Turf Moor.
Cards: None
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.30 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.48 |
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Bill Green | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Lock | 🏴 |
D Tommy Taylor | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Geoff Pike | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 |
M Trevor Brooking | 🏴 |
CF Billy Jennings | 🏴 |
CF Pop Robson | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | for M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 88' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Geoff Pike | 🏴 | (M Alan Devonshire | 🏴 |)
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, 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
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Jan 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park