Game #3420
Aston Villa
14-3-8, 31 PTS
Wednesday, 2 March 1977
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Derby County
5-8-11, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,396
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-0
Derby County
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 31' | John Deehan | 81' |
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 2 March 1977
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, 70 Seconds
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 2-0 John Gidman
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Derby County
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, David Hughes, Sub on, Gordon Smith
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 4-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by John Deehan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 2 March 1977
Gordon Cowans hits his first goal for Villa to round off a resounding victory as he collects the ball from John Deehan on the edge of the area, flicks it into the air, before volleying it into the roof of the net.
Villa make it ten goals in three games without reply as they take their Cup form into the league.
Villa make it fourteen wins, three draws and eight defeats in twenty five division one games this season under Ron Saunders
Gordon Cowans scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 9th appearance (4 Starts) to make it W6 D0 L3 so far in his Villa career.
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Aston Villa
Derby County
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Wednesday, 2 March 1977
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🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Hadley Wood, Herts, 1974-1985
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 138 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 35 🟥 36 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Hadley Wood, Herts, 1974-1985
Replaced by J Smith | 🏴 | Coaliffe on 68'
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Hughes and Gordon Cowans replace Alex Cropley and Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.17 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.41 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.36 |
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M David Hughes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Colin Murphy | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK Colin Boulton | 🏴 |
CB Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB Ron Webster | 🏴 |
RB Tony Macken | 🇮🇪 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Jeff King | 🏴 |
M Henry Newton | 🏴 |
M Leighton James | 🏴 |
F Charlie George | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Hector | 🏴 |
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | for M David Hughes | 🏴 | 79' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Jeff Bourne | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.