Game #3514
Aston Villa
5-5-4, 15 PTS
Saturday, 11 November 1978
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3-0-11, 6 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 23,289
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
0-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 39' | 85' | John Gidman | 43' | Dennis Mortimer | 81' |
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 November 1978
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shelton, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 2-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | 48' Booking, John Gregory, Foul
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 4-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-4 Aston Villa
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
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 November 1978
Villa, hardly in the best of form themselves, put four past Wolves at Molineux without reply to climb back to ninth in the first division table under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Villa 🟩 win for the first time in four make it 🟩 five wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 fourteen division one games this season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 141st appearance.
Midfielder Gary Shelton 🏴 scores his ⚽ 3rd goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 130th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 255th appearance (248 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W117 🟨 D67 🟥 L71, ⚽ 75 Goals and 🔥 56 Assists at a rate of one every 1.95 games.
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973-74
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Saturday, 11 November 1978
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🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 232 | 🟩 | 107 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 September 1977, Villa 2-0 Wolves, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 John Gregory, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Cowans and Gary Shelton return after long injury lay offs in place of Andy Gray and Tommy Craig.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.77 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.91 |
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Garvey (Caretaker) | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴 |
M Craig Moss | 🏴 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |)
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
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
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 11 Nov 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux