Game #3424
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 March 1977


Lost
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
FA Cup
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 57,089
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 2' |
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 March 1977
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Stewart Houston
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Lou Macari
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Leighton Phillips
🟨 | Booking, Ray Graydon
🟨 | Booking, John Deehan
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
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 March 1977
Villa take the lead two minutes from the start after Brian Little received the ball from Dennis Mortimer, spotted Alex Stepney slightly off his line and hit a 35 yard drive over the ‘keeper and into the net. But an errant foul leads to a first half equaliser before Manchester United his a late winner to knock Villa out of the Cup.
Ron Saunders' Villa are knocked out of the FA Cup quarter finals by division one rivals Manchester United.
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Manchester United


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Saturday, 19 March 1977
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🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 38 🟥 37 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Young (first start in 15) and Ray Graydon (first start since November due to injury) replace Chris Nicholl and Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.15 |
Oldest Player |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 29.68 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.41 |
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | (ex)

Manchester United
GK Alex Stepney | 🏴 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 |
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 | (M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |)

🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 19 Mar 1977, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH REPORTS
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