Game #3434
Aston Villa
19-5-11, 43 PTS
Saturday, 30 April 1977


Lost
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
11-9-20, 31 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,690
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 9' |
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 1977
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Glenn Hoddle
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Jones
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 1-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Peter Taylor
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 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
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 April 1977
Villa have the luxury of four days off between fixtures but still play their ninth game in 28 days as they fall to two late goals at White Hart Lane to remain fifth in the table.
With Ipswich also losing, Villa still have four games in hand and are six points behind with title rivals Manchester City up next.
It's Villa's second successive loss, both defeats coming in North London, as they make it 🟩 nineteen wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 eleven defeats in 🕒 thirty five division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴,
Winger Ray Graydon 🏴 29 makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Coventry City in July 1977. Graydon - a hero of Villa's climb back through the leagues - played for Villa between 1971-72 and 1976-77 making 231 appearances and scoring 81 goals.
Full back Keith Masefield 🏴 makes his final Villa appearance.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his 🔥 15th assist and ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement on his 🕒 62nd appearance in a Villa shirt at a goal involvement rate of one every 3.10 games.
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | 1976-77 🕒 4 | ✅ 1 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 | #575 |
🔴 W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 1971-77 🕒 232 | ✅ 227 🔁 (5) | ⚽ 82 | 🔥 49 | 🇺 8 | #553 |
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
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 30 April 1977
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🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Cliff Maskell | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1976-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 152 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 39 🟥 40 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Cliff Maskell | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1976-1982
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Keith Masefield comes in for his first start of the season in place of Charlie Young.
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.86 |
Oldest Player |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 27.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.52 |
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
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 Ralph Coates | 🏴 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
CF Ian Moores | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Ian Moores | 🏴 | (W Peter Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |)

🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
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
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 30 Apr 1977, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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