Game #3459
Aston Villa
6-3-4, 15 PTS
Saturday, 29 October 1977


Won
8th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Manchester United
5-2-5, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,144
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Manchester United

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 31' | Dennis Mortimer | 40' |
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 October 1977
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-0, Alex Cropley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Jimmy Nicholl
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
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
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 October 1977
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 ⚽ scores his eleventh of the season and sixth ⚽ in 🕒 seven games before dropping back into defence to execute some crucial tackles to prevent a second half Manchester United comeback.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa go five games unbeaten in the league to make it 🟩 six wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 thirteen division one games this season.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 58th appearance.
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Saturday, 29 October 1977
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🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 177 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 | 44 🟥 46 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 November 1974, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa 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
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.74 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.24 |
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |

Manchester United
GK Alex Stepney | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Chris McGrath | 🇬🇧 |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 |
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Gordon Hill | 🏴 | (M Ashley Grimes | 🇮🇪 |)

🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Oct 1977, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park

