Game #3516
Aston Villa
6-5-5, 17 PTS
Tuesday, 21 November 1978


Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Southampton
3-7-6, 13 PTS
The Dell
Attendance: 20,880
🟥 21 Nov 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell
Southampton
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Nov 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 November 1978
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Graham Baker
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-2, (Southampton), Nick Holmes
🔁 | 30’ Sub off, Gary Shelton (Injury), Sub on, Gordon Smith
🕒 | HT Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 58’ Missed penalty (Southampton), Alan Ball
🕒 | FT Southampton 2-0 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
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ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 21 November 1978
Villa are beaten by two Southampton goals in 80 seconds before more injury woe requires a personnel shift.
Devoid of rhythm, Villa need a second half Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 penalty save from Alan Ball to prevent an even bigger defeat.
Ron Saunders' Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in three to make it 🟩 six wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 sixteen division one games this season.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟥 21 Nov 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell

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
Southampton


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟥 21 Nov 1978, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #234 |
Tuesday, 21 November 1978
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 234 | 🟩 | 108 🟨 | 61 🟥 65 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.90 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.80 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 17.94 |
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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 | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |

Southampton
GK Terry Gennoe | 🏴 |
LB David Peach | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Waldron | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
RB Ivan Golac | 🇭🇷 |
RB Steve Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | for M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | 30' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Terry Curran | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | | 95 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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