Game #3483
Aston Villa
12-7-11, 31 PTS
Saturday, 18 March 1978
Won
10th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
6-8-19, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,275
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
West Ham United
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 18' | 75' | Brian Little | 33' | Dennis Mortimer | 79' |
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 March 1978
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, John Gregory, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🥅 | 25' Goal, 1-1, (West Ham United), Trevor Brooking
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 2-1, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 3-1, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Frank Carrodus
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 4-1, John Gregory, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham 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
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 March 1978
Villa make it ⚽ fifteen goals against West Ham in their last five visits to Villa Park.
Villa record their biggest 🟩 win of the season to date with a ⚽ brace from John Gregory 🏴, a ⚽ first of the season from Dennis Mortimer 🏴 and another John Deehan 🏴 ⚽ strike.
It is therefore a curious time - if ever there is a good one - for the tedious reappearance of Herbert Douglas Ellis on the scene with one aim - a destabilising power grab for his benefit and on-one else's.
The 🟩 win is Villa's the first in six in all competitions to make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 eleven defeats in 🕒 thirty division one games this season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 30th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 111th appearance.
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
West Ham United
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #201 |
Saturday, 18 March 1978
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🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 201 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 | 51 🟥 56 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 31 August 1977, Villa 3-1 Exeter, St James' 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
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.80 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.12 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.40 |
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Bobby Ferguson | 🏴 |
D John McDowell | 🏴 |
D Tommy Taylor | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Pat Holland | 🏴 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 |
M Alan Devonshire | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Trevor Brooking | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
CF Derek Hales | 🏴 |
CF David Cross | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Devonshire | 🏴 | (CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |)
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, 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
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 20 March 1978
🟩 18 Mar 1978, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park