Game #3425
Aston Villa
15-4-8, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
Won
8th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
7-7-18, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,458
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 34' | Andy Gray | 55' | John Gidman | 86' |
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, John Gidman
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Andy Gray
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 3-1, (Sunderland), Mel Holden
🟥 | 69’ Sending off, (Sunderland), Colin Waldron
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-1, John Deehan, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Sunderland
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
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa return to League action for the first time in nine matches.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 finally hits his ⚽ 25th goal of the season after being goalless in his last six games but it’s midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 who runs the show as a forceful Sunderland resort to outrageous tackles culminating in bookings and a sending off in an attempt to curtail the Villa captain.
Villa makes it 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 twenty seven division one games this season.
Villa now have five games in hand over leaders Ipswich and are twelve points behind.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 148th appearance.
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
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
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
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🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 143 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 38 🟥 37 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray replaces Ray Graydon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.40 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.83 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.42 |
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
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 Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
CB Colin Waldron | 🏴 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Elliott | 🏴 |
RB Mick Docherty | 🏴 |
M Doug Collins | 🏴 |
M Kevin Arnott | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
CF Bob Lee | 🏴 |
CF Mel Holden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mick Henderson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, 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
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park