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 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
West Brom
0-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 25' | 33' |
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 April 1978
Villa hammer Albion at the Hawthorns and they 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.
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #210 |
Saturday, 22 April 1978
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🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 210 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 54 🟥 58 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 September 1977, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: None
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 | 🏴 |
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 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Paddy Mulligan | 🇮🇪 | (D John Wile | 🏴 |)
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D 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 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 April 1978, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.