Game #3507
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
League Cup
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 33,155
🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst
Crystal Palace
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
🔁 | 38’ Sub off, Ken McNaught (Injury), Sub on, Brendan Ormsby
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟥 | 78’ Sending off, Allan Evans, Two bookings
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | AET Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Innocuous tackle
🟨 | Booking, Leighton Phillips
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray
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
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ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa can't beat second division high flyers Palace in the League Cup third round at the second attempt but it's referee Mike Taylor who takes all the headlines.
The referee over-reacted to any transgression no matter how small leaving the whole game to play out on a tight-rope of tension.
An already injury ravaged Villa side then lose Ken McNaught 🏴 before half time with cartilage damage before Taylor 🟥 sends off Allan Evans 🏴 after 78 minutes.
John Gregory 🏴 is forced to play as a striker as the game ends in a goalless draw meaning a second replay, this time at Highfield Road, and the cancellation of John Robson’s testimonial.
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 18 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt as a 38' substitute for Ken McNaught 🏴 having graduated through the youth ranks to become the 599th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | #599 | 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
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #12 |
Manager Game | #225 |
Tuesday, 10 October 1978
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🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 225 | 🟩 | 104 🟨 | 59 🟥 62 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟥 Allan Evans
🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent
🟨 Allan Evans, Innocuous tackle
🟨 Leighton Phillips
🟨 Andy Gray
CARDS
None
🆘 "Over-officious" refereeing led to the sending off of Allan Evans for an "innocuous tackle".
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray replaces Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.82 |
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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 Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK John Burridge (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Paul Hinshelwood | 🏴 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
D Billy Gilbert | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Nicky Chatterton | 🏴 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
M Jerry Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
M Vince Hilaire | 🏴 |
F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mike Elwiss | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 38' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | (F Ian Walsh | 🏴 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | | 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 🇺
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 10 Oct 1978, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst