Game #3492
Aston Villa
16-10-13, 42 PTS
Saturday, 22 April 1978
Won
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
17-12-10, 44 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 35,000
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
0-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 25' | 33' |
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 April 1978
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 3-0, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa
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
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 April 1978
Villa hammer Albion at the Hawthorns and manage to come out of the match unscathed after the appallingly aggressive display from the hosts earlier in the season.
Villa 🟩 win three successive games for the first time since October to make it 🟩sixteen wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 thirty nine division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
With ⚽ one goal in his previous 🕒 28 games, 🏴 Gordon Cowans ⚽ scores for the third successive match to make it 🕒 66 Appearances, 52 Starts, 🟩 W30 🟨 D15 🟥 L21, ⚽ 9 Goals and 🔥 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 75th goal involvement on his 🕒 119th appearance in a Villa shirt at a rate of one every 1.57 games.
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
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
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #210 |
Saturday, 22 April 1978
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🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 210 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1970-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gregory replaces Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.17 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.22 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.50 |
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
RB Paddy Mulligan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
M Len Cantello | 🏴 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Tony Brown | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Paddy Mulligan | 🇮🇪 | (D John Wile | 🏴 |)
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Evans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB David Evans | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Apr 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns