Game #3485
Aston Villa
13-8-11, 34 PTS
Saturday, 25 March 1978
Drew
10th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Derby County
10-11-11, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,793
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-0
Derby County
Assist(s) | None
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 March 1978
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Derby County
🟥 | 70’ Sending off, (Derby County), Peter Daniel
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Derby County
🔁 | Sub off, Gordon Cowans, Sub on, John Deehan
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Smith, Kicking ball away
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 March 1978
Despite the opposition being reduced to ten with twenty minutes of the game remaining, Villa are held to a goalless draw as they put in comfortably their worst performance of the season just as Ron Saunders outlines his target of European qualification with ten game remaining.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it thirteen wins, eight draws and eleven defeats in thirty two division one games this season.
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Saturday, 25 March 1978
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🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 52 🟥 56 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 4
🆘 : Yet another card happy performance from McNally - a referee who has brandished 19 yellows and 2 reds in just the four Villa fixtures in which he has officiated.
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 11 October 1975, Villa 1-1 Tottenham, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.14 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, 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 | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK John Middleton | 🏴 |
LB Steve Buckley | 🏴 |
CB Peter Daniel | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
W Terry Curran | 🏴 |
F Paul Bartlett | 🏴 |
F Charlie George | 🏴 |
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴 |
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 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | 92 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park.