Game #3431
Aston Villa
18-5-9, 41 PTS
Wednesday, 20 April 1977


Won
5th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
10-8-20, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,047
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 26' | Gordon Smith | 44' |
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 20 April 1977
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 2-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Gerry Armstrong
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Chris Nicholl, Sub on, Charlie Young
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
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
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 20 April 1977
Brian Little hits his 22nd goal of the season and John Deehan his fifteenth as Villa don’t have to leave second gear to beat Tottenham at Villa Park but they do have to survive a second half penalty scare that would have give Spurs a totally unwarranted equaliser. This match represents Tottenham’s last but four game of the season, for Villa there are ten left to play in an incredibly congested final four weeks. And with an ever growing injury list it isn’t made any easier but Villa climb to 5th in the table, nine points behind leaders Liverpool with three games in hand.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eighteen wins, five draws and nine defeats in thirty two division one games this season. As a result Villa have five games in hand over Ipswich Town who did not play and are now down to eight points ahead.
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Tottenham Hotspur


UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #149 |
Wednesday, 20 April 1977
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🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 149 | 🟩 | 72 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 November 1975, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
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
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.08 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.54 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.49 |
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
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
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
RB Micky Stead | 🏴 |
CB Keith Osgood | 🏴 |
D Terry Naylor | 🏴 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M John Pratt | 🏴 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
W Peter Taylor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ralph Coates | 🏴 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
CF Ian Moores | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | for CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 71' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Peter Taylor | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |)

🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Charlie Young | 🇨🇾 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, 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
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Apr 1977, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

