Game #3509
Aston Villa
Monday, 16 October 1978
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Crystal Palace
Highfield Road
Attendance: 25,445
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
Aston Villa
3-0
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 19' | Brian Little | 31' | Tommy Craig | 71' |
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 October 1978
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ken McNaught
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 2-0, John Gregory, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Tommy Craig
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 16 October 1978
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 1974-78 | 🕒 197 | 197 (0) | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 8 | 🇺 0 | #568 |
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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: ❌
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Monday, 16 October 1978
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🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 227 | 🟩 | 105 🟨 | 60 🟥 62 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Mortimer and Brian Little replace John Deehan and Willie Young.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.70 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.84 |
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
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 Ian Walsh | 🏴 |
CF Mike Elwiss | 🏴 |
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 | (CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
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
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 October 1978, Villa 3-0 Palace, Highfield Road.