Game #3419
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 February 1977
Won
5th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Port Vale
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,812
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Port Vale
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 86' |
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 February 1977
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Port Vale
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Alex Cropley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Port Vale
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 February 1977
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Port Vale
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Port Vale
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 26 February 1977
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🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 35 🟥 36 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 February 1977, Villa 0-0 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: None
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.40 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.57 |
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, 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
Roy Sproson | 🏴 |
Port Vale
GK John Connaughton | 🏴 |
LB Neil Griffiths | 🏴 |
CB Max Thompson | 🏴 |
CB John Ridley | 🏴 |
CB David Harris | 🏴 |
M Kevin Kennerley | 🏴 |
M Colin Tartt | 🏴 |
M Terry Bailey | 🏴 |
M Ken Beech | 🏴 |
F John Rogers | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Derek Brownbill | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 8 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 5* | 0 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, 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
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 28 February 1977
🟩 26 February 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park.