Game #3430
Aston Villa
17-5-9, 39 PTS
Saturday, 16 April 1977
Won
6th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
8-11-14, 27 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 31,158
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Coventry City
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1977
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Ian Wallace
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Ian Wallace
🕒 | HT Coventry City 2-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 55’ Sending off, (Coventry City), Alan Dugdale
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 2-2, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Coventry City 2-3 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
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 April 1977
Villa come from behind at Highfield Road make it 🟩 seventeen wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty one division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Villa climb to sixth in the table with the title challenge still on as Ron Saunders’ 🏴 side have six games in hand over Ipswich Town who are ten points ahead and five over Liverpool who are eleven in front.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates one to make it 🕒 16 appearances in a Villa shirt (10 Starts), 🟩 W9 🟨 D2 🟥 L5, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (168 Starts) to make it 🟩 W82 🟨 D48 🟥 L45, ⚽ 57 Goals and 🔥 37 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.86 games.
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
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: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Saturday, 16 April 1977
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🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
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
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.53 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.48 |
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dugdale | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
M John Beck | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Les Cartwright | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
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
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Apr 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road