Game #3421
Aston Villa
14-4-8, 32 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1977
Drew
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Leicester City
9-12-8, 30 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,038
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 23' |
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1977
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-1, (Leicester City, pen), John Sammels
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
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 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 March 1977
A depleted Villa open the scoring at Filbert Street but are pegged back by a first half penalty to leave Villa fifth in the table on the eve of the League Cup final.
Villa make it 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 twenty six division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 contributes his 🔥 first assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance (5 Starts) before conceding the penalty that allowed Leicester to equalise.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre back David Evans 🏴 makes his debut appearance in the Villa squad.
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Saturday, 5 March 1977
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🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1968-1980
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 139 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 36 🟥 36 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1968-1980
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 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jake Findlay (first start in 12) and Gordon Smith (first start in 11) replace John Burridge and David Hughes.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.27 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.37 |
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Rofe | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Blockley | 🏴 |
D Stephen Whitworth | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Keith Weller | 🏴 |
W Brian Alderson | 🏴 |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alan Birchenall | 🏴 |
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 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB David Evans | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
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 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street