Game #3436
Aston Villa
20-6-11, 46 PTS
Saturday, 7 May 1977


Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Leeds United
14-12-13, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,205
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Leeds United

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 61' | 73' |
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 May 1977
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), David McNiven
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leeds United
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 73' Goal, 2-1, Alex Cropley, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United
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
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 May 1977
Villa play their eleventh game in 35 days to beat Leeds.
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in four to make it twenty wins, six draws and eleven defeats in thirty seven division one games this season.
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park

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
Leeds United


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Saturday, 7 May 1977
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🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 154 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 40 🟥 40 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 January 1977, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Filbert Street.
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
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.59 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.54 |
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, 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
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |

Leeds United
GK Dave Stewart | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
M Gwyn Thomas | 🏴 |
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
W David McNiven | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W David McNiven | 🏴 | (CB David Whyte | 🏴 |)

🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB David Evans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB David Evans | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, 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
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park

