Game #3504
Aston Villa
3-2-3, 8 PTS
Saturday, 30 September 1978
Lost
11th= (-4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
2-6-0, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,735
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 September 1978
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Craig (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | 49' Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Gordon Cowans (Injury), Sub on, Lee Jenkins
🟨 | 77' Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
🥅 | 77' Goal, 1-2, (Nottingham Forest, pen), John Robertson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
🟨 | Booking, John Gregory
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 September 1978
Ron Saunders' Villa lose a second successive game for the first time this season to make it three wins, two draws and three defeats in eight division one games.
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Saturday, 30 September 1978
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🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 222 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 56 🟥 62 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 5
🆘 Mistakenly awarded a penalty for a dive outside the area before booking Allan Evans for protesting. Added four bookings to the 19 he'd shown in his four previous matches officiating Villa.
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 25 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams (first start) replaces David Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.59 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.66 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.80 |
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 |
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 59' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John O'Hare | 🏴 |
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
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
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
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 30 September 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.