Game #3449
Aston Villa
2-1-3, 5 PTS
Saturday, 17 September 1977
Lost
13th= (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
5-0-1, 10 PTS
City Ground
Attendance: 31,016
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 September 1977
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), John Robertson
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-0 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
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 September 1977
Villa crash at the City Ground just days after their best performance of the season to date against Fenerbahçe and Ron Saunders is in no mood for forgiveness.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in five matches to make it two wins, one draw and three defeats in six division one games this season.
Meanwhile, full back John Robson made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before retiring from football after his contract was cancelled in November 1978. Robson had been diagnosed as being in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) and was forced to retire from playing. Robson played for Villa between 1972-73 and 1977-78 making 176 appearances, scoring once.
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB John Robson | 🏴 | 1972-77 🕒 174 | ✅ 171 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 7 | 🇺 13 | #562 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #167 |
Saturday, 17 September 1977
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🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1973-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 167 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1973-1981
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 May 1977, Villa 2-3 Newcastle, St James' 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
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Cowans replaces Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.62 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.90 |
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MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Colin Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John O'Hare | 🏴 |
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
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
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
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 17 Sep 1977, Villa 0-2 Forest, City Ground