Game #3442
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 20 August 1977
Won
8th
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Loftus Road
Attendance: 25,431
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
Queens Park Rangers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 55' |
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 August 1977
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jimmy Rimmer, Ken McNaught, John Gregory
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | HT Booking, Jimmy Rimmer, Making stud marks in goalmouth
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Alex Cropley
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 2-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Peter Eastoe
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 August 1977
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa open the season with a 🟩 win at Loftus Road
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 29 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Arsenal earlier this month for a fee of £70,000 to become the 589th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 22 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Everton in July for £200,000 to become the 590th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder John Gregory 🏴 23 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Northampton Town in June for £60,000.
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
🟢 CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
🟢 M John Gregory | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Saturday, 20 August 1977
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🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 160 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 | 41 🟥 42 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 January 1977, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands debuts to Jimmy Rimmer, Ken McNaught and John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.49 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.83 |
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 |
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
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
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.