Game #3478
Aston Villa
11-6-10, 28 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1978
Lost
10th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
10-4-14, 24 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 33,679
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 February 1978
🔁 | 30’ Sub off, John Gidman (Injury), Sub on, John Gregory
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Trevor Francis
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-0 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
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 February 1978
Another three week lay off and Villa have the pleasure of a visit to neighbours Birmingham and to the shock of everyone present lose a game that saw the home side utterly outclassed.
Villa hit the woodwork on no less than four occasions but still no breakthrough.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and ten defeats in twenty seven division one games this season.
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #196 |
Saturday, 25 February 1978
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🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 196 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 49 🟥 54 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
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
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gidman replaces John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.05 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.06 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.35 |
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alf Ramsey | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jimmy Montgomery | 🏴 |
LB Archie Styles | 🏴 |
CB Pat Howard | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Terry Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴 |
F Steve Fox | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | for RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 30' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Steve Fox | 🏴 | (D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |)
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 25 Feb 1978, Villa 0-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's