Game #3512
Aston Villa
4-5-4, 13 PTS
Saturday, 4 November 1978


Drew
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Manchester City
5-6-2, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,724
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Manchester City

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 62' |
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 November 1978
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🟨 | 61' Booking, Andy Gray, Arguing
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City, pen), Gary Owen
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, John Gidman, Sub on, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
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
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 November 1978
Villa are held at home to leave them with one League win at Villa Park this season as Ron Saunders’ already depleted squad suffers fresh injury trouble as Jimmy Rimmer needs treatment three times during the game before leaving the ground with a heavily strapped knee. John Gidman also suffered a hip injury in the same 44’ incident as Rimmer causing his late substitution but John Deehan’s first of the season puts Villa ahead before a penalty equaliser pegs them back for the draw.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, five draws and four defeats in thirteen division one games this season. Meanwhile, Leighton Phillips made his final Villa appearance aged 29 before moving to Swansea City later this month. Phillips played for Villa between 1974-75 and 1978-79 making 175 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 1974-78 🕒 175 | ✅ 168 🔁 (7) | ⚽ 4 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 5 | #572 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester City


UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City


Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
League 🕒 95 | 🟩 39 | 🟨 22 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 161 | 🥅 147 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #230 |
Saturday, 4 November 1978
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🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 230 | 🟩 | 106 🟨 | 61 🟥 63 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1978-1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Leighton Phillips and John Deehan replace Allan Evans and Willie Young.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.75 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.89 |
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Tony Book | 🏴 |

Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |
CB Paul Futcher | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Viljoen | 🏴 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴 |
CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Ron Futcher | 🏴 |
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

🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 4 Nov 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

