Game #3497
Aston Villa
2-0-0, 4 PTS
Wednesday, 23 August 1978


Won
1st= (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 47,892
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
1-4

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 49' | Gary Shelton | 80' |
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 August 1978
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 2-0, John Gregory, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 2-1, (Tottenham Hotspur, pen), Glenn Hoddle
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 3-1, Brian Little, Assist by Gary Shelton
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-1, Gary Shelton
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-4 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
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 August 1978
Villa make it successive 🟩 wins at the start of the season under Ron Saunders 🏴 to take top spot in the early first division table.
16 year old forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 first appearance in the Villa squad after being promoted from the youth ranks.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt and contributes his 🔥 30th assist for the club.
Midfielder Gary Shelton 🏴 ⚽ scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 2nd appearance.
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Tottenham Hotspur


UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #215 |
Wednesday, 23 August 1978
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🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 215 | 🟩 | 102 🟨 | 54 🟥 59 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gregory replaces Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.53 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.84 |
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Barry Daines | 🏴 |
CB John Lacy | 🏴 |
CB Don McAllister | 🏴 |
LB John Gorman | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Peter Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Ian Moores | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Colin Lee | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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Thursday, 24 August 1978
🟩 23 Aug 1978, Villa 4-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

