Game #3439
Aston Villa
21-6-13, 48 PTS
Monday, 16 May 1977
Won
5th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Stoke
10-14-18, 34 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,963
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Stoke City
Assist(s) | None
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 May 1977
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
🔁 | 55' Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Ivor Linton 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
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
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 16 May 1977
Villa play their 🕒 fourteenth game in 43 days as they beat Stoke through centre forward Andy Gray’s 🏴 first goal since March in the first of three Villa Park games to end the season.
Villa climb back to fifth place in the table with two to play.
Wins in the final two games of the season will secure Villa’s highest finish since finishing runners up in 1932-33 having already recorded 🟩 twenty one wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 forty division one games this season.
Midfielder Ivor Linton 🏴 17 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 588th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | #588 | Youth team promotion
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
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #157 |
Monday, 16 May 1977
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🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jim Bent | 🏴 | Hemel Hempstead, 1975-1977
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 157 | 🟩 | 75 🟨 | 40 🟥 42 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Bent | 🏴 | Hemel Hempstead, 1975-1977
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 12 April 1975, Villa 5-0 Oldham, Villa Park.
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
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Leighton Phillips replaces Charlie Young.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.39 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.56 |
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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 Waddington | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
D Denis Smith | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
RB Jackie Marsh | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 |
M Alan Bloor | 🏴 |
M Geoff Salmons | 🏴 |
M John Mahoney | 🏴 |
M John Ruggiero | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Terry Conroy | 🇮🇪 |
CF Garth Crooks | 🏴 |
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | 🟢 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 55' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Ruggiero | 🏴 | (CF Dave Goodwin | 🏴 |)
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 May 1977, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park