Game #3495
Aston Villa
18-10-14, 46 PTS
Tuesday, 2 May 1978
Lost
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
11-12-16, 34 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 30,644
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
Aston Villa
3-1
Wolves
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 2 May 1978
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 1-0, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Richards
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-1, Frank Carrodus
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 1-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Mel Eves
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off Andy Gray, Sub on, John Gregory
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-3, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Billy Rafferty
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 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
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 2 May 1978
Villa's run of five consecutive wins and their hopes for a European berth come to an end on the final day as Ron Saunders' side finish the season 8th in a campaign that threatened at times to descend into farce due to consistently poor refereeing standards, an (un)fit for purpose Villa Park pitch and a team distracted by Europe at times forgetting the bread and butter games of their League campaign.
Ron Saunders' Villa, lose their final game of the season five to make it eighteen wins, ten draws and fourteen defeats in forty two division one games this season. As a result Villa finish 8th in the table for the second successive season.
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973-74
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #213 |
Tuesday, 2 May 1978
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🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 213 | 🟩 | 100 🟨 | 54 🟥 59 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
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
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.14 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.53 |
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
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
Sammy Chung | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
M Martin Patching | 🏴 |
M Steve Daley | 🏴 |
F Billy Rafferty | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Richards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W John Farley | 🏴 |
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
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 32 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 May 1978, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Molineux