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
Centre forward 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.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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