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 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
Coventry City
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
🟩 16 April 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
🟩 16 April 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.
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.
🟩 16 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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: ❌
Aston Villa
Coventry City
🟩 16 April 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 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1974-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 148 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1974-1983
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
🟩 16 April 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 April 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 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 April 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 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 16 April 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 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 April 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 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 April 1977, Villa 3-2 Coventry, Highfield Road.