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 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
🟥 30 Sep 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
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
🟥 30 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 September 1978
Amidst an injury crisis 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 with midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 injured during the match joining goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴, centre back Allan Evans 🏴, full backs John Gidman 🏴 and Gordon Smith 🏴, midfielders Gary Shelton 🏴 and Alex Cropley 🏴, winger Frank Carrodus 🏴 and centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 in the treatment room.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th start in a Villa shirt.
🟥 30 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
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
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
🟥 30 Sep 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 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1974-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 222 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 56 🟥 62 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 30 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1974-1980
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent
🟨 John Gregory
CARDS
🟨 🟨
🆘 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.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 30 Sep 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 Sep 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 | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 59' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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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 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 30 Sep 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 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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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 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 30 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 30 Sep 1978, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park