Game #3502
Aston Villa
3-2-1, 7 PTS
Saturday, 16 September 1978


Drew
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Everton
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,636
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Everton

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 42' |
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 September 1978
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Micky Walsh
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-1, Tommy Craig, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Gary Shelton, Sub on, Gary Williams 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Tackle
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
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 September 1978
A quality strike from Tommy Craig 🏴 equalises the score against Everton but Villa are 🟨 held for the second successive League game at Villa Park.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟨 draw at home to make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 a defeat in 🕒 six division one games so far this season.
Right back Gary Williams 🏴 17 makes his debut in a Villa shirt to become the 598th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | #598 | Youth team promotion
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
Everton


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #220 |
Saturday, 16 September 1978
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🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 220 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 56 🟥 60 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Allan Evans, Tackle
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Shelton and David Evans replace Allan Evans and Gordon Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.19 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.62 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.90 |
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB David Evans | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Everton
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
CF Mickey Walsh | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | 77’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Trevor Ross | 🏴 |
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
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
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
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 16 Sep 1978, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

