Game #3490
Aston Villa
14-10-13, 38 PTS
Saturday, 15 April 1978
Won
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
9-12-16, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,375
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 55' |
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 April 1978
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Stephen Wicks
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 April 1978
Villa beat Chelsea to record their first win in six League games but do so in front of their lowest crowd of the season - 27,375. Happily though there is no dodgy refereeing to spoil the entertainment.
Villa make it fourteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty seven division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Gordon Cowans contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 50th start (64 Appearances) to make it W28 D15 L21, 7 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Chelsea
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 15 April 1978
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🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1972-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 208 | 🟩 | 96 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1972-1978
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 6 March 1976, Villa 0-0 Ipswich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gidman and Andy Gray replace Leighton Phillips and Gordon Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.10 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.48 |
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ken Shellito | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
D Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Ron Harris | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Graham Wilkins | 🏴 |
M Ian Britton | 🏴 |
M Ray Lewington | 🏴 |
M Davie Hay | 🏴 |
F Lee Frost | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Steve Finnieston | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Langley | 🏴 |
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Lee Frost | 🏴 | (CF Bill Garner | 🏴 |)
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
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
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, 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
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 15 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.