Game #3491
Aston Villa
15-10-13, 40 PTS
Monday, 17 April 1978
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
6-9-24. 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,495
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 24' | 77' |
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 17 April 1978
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, John Gregory
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 17 April 1978
Villa play Newcastle off the park and gain a modicum of revenge for the dodgy penalty at St James' Park that cost them victory two games previously.
Villa win successive games for the first time since February to make it fifteen wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in thirty eight division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
With one goal in his previous 28 games, Gordon Cowans scores for the second successive match to make it 65 Appearances, 51 Starts, W29 D15 L21, 8 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Newcastle United
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Monday, 17 April 1978
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🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1973–1978
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 209 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1973–1978
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 October 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.48 |
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill McGarry | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB John Blackley | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Mitchell | 🏴 |
CB David Barton | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M James Scott | 🏴 |
M Nigel Walker | 🏴 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ralph Callachan | 🏴 |
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
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, 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
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 April 1978, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.