Game #3473
Aston Villa
9-6-8, 24 PTS
Monday, 2 January 1978
Drew
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
3-9-12, 15 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,750
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 22' |
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 January 1978
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Gordon Smith, o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 January 1978
Villa are forced to play on the increasingly poor Villa Park pitch and once again face a referee reluctant to award clear penalties as they fail to overcome a poor QPR in their first game of 1978.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty three division one games this season.
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.gif)
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Monday, 2 January 1978
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 191 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 49 🟥 51 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 Refused Villa two clear penalties, adding insult by awarding a free kick outside the area, before allowing a foul to go unpunished that immediately led to Rangers' goal.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Cowans replaces Frank Carrodus.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.20 |
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, 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 John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Cunningham | 🏴 |
CB Ernie Howe | 🏴 |
LB Ian Gillard | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
M Leighton James | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | (M Martyn Busby | 🏴 |)
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
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
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, 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
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Opens in New Window
🟨 2 Jan 1978, Villa 1-1 QPR, Villa Park