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
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.
🟩 21 October 1978, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟩 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
M 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
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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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