Game #3452
Aston Villa
3-1-4, 7 PTS
Saturday, 1 October 1977
Lost
13th= (-8)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
3-0-6, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 45,436
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 October 1977
🔁 | 15’ Sub off, Brian Little (Injury), Sub on, Andy Gray
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Keith Bertschin
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
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
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 October 1977
Villa lose in the League once again and make it three wins, one draw and four defeats in eight division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Neighbours Birmingham inflict their fourth successive defeat on Villa as, already shorn of Ken McNaught, Villa lose Brian Little after 15’ to a twisted ankle, before McNaught’s replacement John Gregory’s error allows Birmingham to score the decisive goal.
Birmingham, without the distraction of Europe and title expectations, overcome a Villa side accused of “strutting” after their epic victory in Turkey three days earlier.
Gordon Cowans makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (32 Appearances) to make it W17 D4 L11, 3 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.33 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, 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
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #170 |
Saturday, 1 October 1977
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🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tom Bune | 🏴 | Sussex, 1976-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 170 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 | 42 🟥 46 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Bune | 🏴 | Sussex, 1976-1985
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
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gregory replaces Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.66 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.94 |
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jimmy Montgomery | 🏴 |
LB Tony Want | 🏴 |
CB Pat Howard | 🏴 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
D Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Gary Emmanuel | 🏴 |
M Terry Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | for F Brian Little | 🏴 | 15' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W John Connolly | 🏴 |
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
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | | 88 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
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
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 1 Oct 1977, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, Villa Park