Game #3510
Aston Villa
4-4-3, 12 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1978
Won
7th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
0-3-8, 3 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 36,145
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
Birmingham City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 8' |
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1978
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
🟨 | 23’ Booking, Ken McNaught, Tackle from behind
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, John Gregory, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 October 1978
Villa end their epoch making run of five successive defeats against neighbours Birmingham with victory at St Andrews’ as Brian Little 🏴 and Andy Gray 🏴 once again combine to deliver Villa’s 🟩 second win in 🕒 six unbeaten games under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 three defeats in 🕒 eleven division one games this season as they climb back to 8th in the table.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 keeps his ⛔ 25th clean sheet in 🕒 69 appearances in a Villa shirt (36%) whilst conceding 🥅 68 Goals (0.99 per Game).
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 21 October 1978
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🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Toseland | 🏴 | Kettering, 1971-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 228 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 60 🟥 62 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Toseland | 🏴 | Kettering, 1971-1981
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 19 November 1977, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans and Willie Young replace Frank Carrodus and Leighton Phillips.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.72 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.85 |
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
W Willie Young | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jimmy Montgomery | 🏴 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
D Garry Pendrey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Alberto Tarantini | 🇦🇷 |
M Jimmy Calderwood | 🏴 |
M Gary Emmanuel | 🏴 |
F Steve Fox | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |
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
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
MATCH REPORTS
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