Game #3451
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 28 September 1977


Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
UEFA Cup
Fenerbahçe
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu
Fenerbahçe S.K.
0-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 6' | John Gregory | 52' |
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 September 1977
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Fenerbahçe S.K. 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 50’ Sub off, John Deehan (Concussion), Sub on, John Gregory
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Gregory
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Gordon Cowans, Sub on, Ivor Linton
🕒 | FT Fenerbahçe S.K. 0-2 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
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 28 September 1977
Villa beat Fenerbahçe 🇹🇷 in the mud of Istanbul to secure a 6-0 aggregate win in the UEFA Cup but goalscorer John Deehan 🏴 becomes the latest injury casualty after suffering concussion.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 17 and forward Adrian O'Dowd made their first appearances in a Villa squad.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 110th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 196th appearance (189 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W93 🟨 D51 🟥 L52, ⚽ 65 Goals and 🔥 45 Assists at a rate of one every 1.78 games.
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu

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
Fenerbahçe


Süper Lig Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Turkish Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1977-78 |
Referee | Anatoliy Ivanov, Soviet Union |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #169 |
Wednesday, 28 September 1977
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🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Anatoliy Ivanov | 🇷🇺 | Leningrad, 1977
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 6-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 169 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Anatoliy Ivanov | 🇷🇺 | Leningrad, 1977
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.65 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.93 |
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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
Tomislav Kaloperović | 🇷🇸 |

Fenerbahçe
GK Fuat Güngör | 🇹🇷 |
LB Yenal Kaçıra | 🇹🇷 |
LB Cem Pamiroğlu | 🇹🇷 |
LB Coşkun Demirbakan | 🇹🇷 |
CB Serkan Acar | 🇹🇷 |
CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
D Zafer Göncüler | 🇹🇷 |
M Önder Mustafaoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
W Tuna Güneysu | 🇹🇷 |
W Şevki Şenlen | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Bahri Kaya | 🇹🇷 |
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🔥 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 50' |
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Onur Kayador | 🇹🇷 | (M Kamuran Tarhan | 🇹🇷 |)
🔁 | W Şevki Şenlen | 🇹🇷 | (D Naci Sarıtaş | 🇹🇷 |)

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Radmilo Ivančević | 🇷🇸 |
RB Erhan Altın | 🇹🇷 |
M Bülent Topuzoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
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
🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🇹🇷 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇹🇷 : 15/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 28 Sep 1977, Villa 2-0 Fenerbahçe, Şükrü Saracoğlu


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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