Game #3438
Aston Villa
20-6-13, 46 PTS
Saturday, 14 May 1977
Lost
6th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
18-13-10, 49 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 29,873
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 May 1977
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, (50 seconds)
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Paul Cannell
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Graham Oates
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 1-3, (Newcastle United), Paul Cannell
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 3-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-3, Brian Little
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 3-2 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
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 May 1977
Villa play their thirteenth game in 41 days as they fall to defeat at St James’ Park to fourth placed Newcastle.
Villa second successive defeat means it is 🟩 twenty wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 thirty nine division one games this season.
Villa are now sixth in the first division table eleven points off champions Liverpool with three to play.
Charlie Young made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving on to Gillingham in March 1978.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th start in a Villa shirt.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 100th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 183rd appearance (176 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W85 🟨 D49 🟥 L49, ⚽ 62 Goals and 🔥 39 Assists at a rate of one every 1.81 games.
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 1976-77 🕒 11 | ✅ 10 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 3 | #585 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 14 May 1977
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🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1977-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 156 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 40 🟥 42 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1977-1980
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
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Young replaces Leighton Phillips.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.62 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.56 |
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Richard Dinnis | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Aidan McCaffery | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Tommy Cassidy | 🏴 |
M Graham Oates | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 |
CF Paul Cannell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 | (RB Ray Blackhall | 🏴 |)
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB David Evans | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James'