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 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Derby County
Assist(s) | None
🟨 25 Mar 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
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 Mar 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 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park
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
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟨 25 Mar 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 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1974-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 52 🟥 56 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 25 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1974-1980
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Gordon Smith, Kicking ball away
CARDS
🟥 🟨 🟨
🆘 : 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.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 25 Mar 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 |
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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 | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 25 Mar 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 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | 92 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 25 Mar 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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 25 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 25 Mar 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park