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
🟩 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.