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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
Queens Park Rangers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 55' |
🟩 20 Aug 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
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
🟩 20 Aug 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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | #589 | £70,000 signing from Arsenal
🟢 CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | #590 | £200,000 signing from Everton
🟢 M John Gregory | 🏴 | #591 | £60,000 signing from Northampton
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
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟩 20 Aug 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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 160 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 | 41 🟥 42 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Jimmy Rimmer, Making stud marks in goalmouth
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 20 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 20 Aug 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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Aug 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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Aug 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 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Aug 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road