Game #3450
Aston Villa
3-1-3, 7 PTS
Friday, 23 September 1977
Won
5th= (+8)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2-3-3, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,403
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 90' |
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 23 September 1977
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Colin Brazier
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Alex Cropley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 23 September 1977
Villa leave it late to secure victory over Wolves at Villa Park as centre forward John Deehan 🏴 adds the ⚽ second on 90' but Villa zoom up the table to joint 5th place by virtue of playing ahead of the pack on this Friday night.
Villa make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 one draw and 🟥 three defeats in 🕒 seven division one games this season.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 49th appearance at a rate of one every 3.27 games.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 ⚽ scores his 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 63rd appearance.
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973-74
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #168 |
Friday, 23 September 1977
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🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 168 | 🟩 | 81 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 May 1977, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's. 🆘
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
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Smith replaces John Robson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.92 |
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Sammy Chung | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Colin Brazier | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴 |
LB Maurice Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Martin Patching | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Daley | 🏴 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Martin Patching | 🏴 | (CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park