Game #3476
Aston Villa
10-6-9, 26 PTS
Saturday, 28 January 1978
Won
10th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Bristol City
6-8-11, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,676
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 80' |
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 January 1978
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tommy Craig
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bristol City
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol 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
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 January 1978
Villa return after a two week break between games which allows injury recovery to progress and offers an opportunity for a hopeful reset of relations with more competent officials.
Happily for once there was no refereeing controversy but instead a “dismal” game enlightened by one John Deehan 🏴 goal, dismal was preferable to what had gone before mind you.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa record only their 🟩 second League win in seven to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 twenty five division one games this season.
Midfielder Tommy Craig 🏴 makes his 🕒 debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Newcastle United for a club record fee of £250,000 earlier this month.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 104th appearance
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | #592 | £270,000 signing from Newcastle
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
Bristol City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 28 January 1978
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🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 194 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 49 🟥 53 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Leighton Phillips, Frank Carrodus and Tommy Craig (debut) replace Mick Buttress, Andy Gray and John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.99 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.27 |
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |
Bristol City
GK John Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Gary Collier | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
CB Norman Hunter | 🏴 |
RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 | (M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, 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
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 11 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, 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
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Jan 1978, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park