Game #3435
Aston Villa
19-6-11, 44 PTS
Wednesday, 4 May 1977
Drew
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Manchester City
19-13-7, 51 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,190
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | John Robson | 69' |
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 May 1977
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Dennis Tueart
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Little, Assist by John Robson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
🟨 | Booking, John Deehan, Tackle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 4 May 1977
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Aston Villa
Manchester City
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Wednesday, 4 May 1977
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🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 40 🟥 40 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
🆘 "His decisions were repeatedly the opposite of what the supporters expected."
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 10 January 1976, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chris Nicholl and Dennis Mortimer return from injury in place of Keith Masefield and David Hughes.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.58 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.53 |
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tony Book | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
RB Ged Keegan | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 | (M Jimmy Conway | 🇮🇪 |)
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 4 May 1977, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.