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Game #3486

Aston Villa

13-9-11, 35 PTS

Wednesday, 29 March 1978

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Drew

9th (+1)

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Division One

Manchester United

12-10-14, 32 PTS

Old Trafford

Attendance: 41,625

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

Manchester United

1-1

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 71' |

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Wednesday, 29 March 1978

💥 | 42' Referee Willis awards a penalty against Jimmy Rimmer despite a clean challenge
💥 | 43’ Missed penalty, (Manchester United), Brian Greenhoff
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
💥 | Referee Willis denies Villa a clear penalty
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
💥 | 73' Referee Willis fails to send off Macari for a goal preventing foul
💥 | Referee Willis denies Villa a clear penalty for a second time
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Smith, Dissent

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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ON THIS DAY

Wednesday, 29 March 1978

Ron Saunders' Villa make it thirteen wins, nine draws and eleven defeats in thirty three division one games this season.

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77

Manchester United

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European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77

Aston Villa

Manchester United

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Manchester United

Previous 5 vs. United: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Wednesday, 29 March 1978

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🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 204 | 🟩 | 95 🟨 | 53 🟥 56 | 1.66

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
🆘 Inept handling of the game, awarding United a non-penalty for refusing Villa two clear penalties
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 October 1974, Villa 1-0 Crewe, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟨 🟨

🟨

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

John Deehan replaces John Gregory.

Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |

Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 30.15 |

Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 19.43 |

Referee
Manager

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

MANAGER

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

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Aston Villa

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |

MANAGER

Dave Sexton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Manchester United

GK Alex Stepney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

SUBSTITUTES

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🔁 | CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |)

Substitutes

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
Start
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Game
Sub
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red

UNUSED

Unused
Squad Bios

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.

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