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 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
Wolves
0-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 39' | 85' | John Gidman | 43' | Dennis Mortimer | 81' |
🟩 11 November 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
🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 November 1978
🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟩 11 November 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 November 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 232 | 🟩 | 107 🟨 | 61 🟥 64 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 11 November 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: 🟨
🟩 11 November 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 November 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 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |)
🟩 11 November 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 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 11 November 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 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 November 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 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 11 November 1978, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Molineux.