Game #3510
Aston Villa
4-4-3, 12 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1978
Won
7th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
Attendance: 36,145
St Andrew's
0-3-8, 3 PTS
Birmingham City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 8' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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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
ON THIS DAY
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.
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 21 October 1978
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 | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 228 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 60 🟥 62 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans and Willie Young replace Frank Carrodus and Leighton Phillips.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.72 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.85 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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 | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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