Game #3415
Aston Villa
13-3-7, 29 PTS
Saturday, 5 February 1977


Won
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Everton
6-6-11, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,305
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Everton

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 76' |
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 February 1977
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
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
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 February 1977
Villa brush aside Everton at Villa Park as a great servant for the club returns in Bruce Rioch 🏴 but there is little sympathy for the midfield general as Villa’s young guns out manoeuvre the old guard and keep up their chase in all three domestic competitions.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 seven defeats in 🕒 twenty three division one games this season.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 secures his 🟩 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 160th appearance.
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, 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
Everton


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Saturday, 5 February 1977
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🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 64 🟨 | 34 🟥 35 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
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
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.01 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.34 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.52 |
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, 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
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Everton
GK David Lawson | 🏴 |
D Dave Jones | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Mike Bernard | 🏴 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |
M Andy King | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 61' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 |
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

🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 6 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 3* | 0 | 2* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, 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
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Feb 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

