Game #3518
Aston Villa
7-6-5, 20 PTS
Saturday, 9 December 1978
Won
9th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
2-4-12, 8 PTS
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,080
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 15' |
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 December 1978
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 82' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Alex Cropley
🕒 | FT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 December 1978
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the first time in three to make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 eighteen division one games this season.
A still injury ravaged Villa luck in at Stamford Bridge as they benefit from a curious power play between referee and linesman as Allan Evans 🏴 strikes from an offside position to put Villa ahead with the ultimately crucial winning goal.
Meanwhile, Ron Saunders 🏴 is away busy buying in new players to try and offset the injury crisis that has plagued the club since the start of the campaign.
Full back Gordon Smith 🏴 makes his final Villa appearance age 24 before moving on to Spurs in February 1979 for a fee of £150,000. Smith played for Villa between 1976-77 and 1978-79 making 96 appearances.
Centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 115th appearance.
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 1976-78 | 🕒 96 | 72 (14) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 6 | #582 |
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Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Chelsea
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #236 |
Saturday, 9 December 1978
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🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 236 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 62 🟥 65 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 19
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 5
🆘 Thomas was accused of failing to consult his linesman for an offside flag for Villa's goal, that his decision was correct didn't take away from the perception that for Thomas it was always about his profile.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Smith replaces Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.02 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 17.06 |
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ken Shellito | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Bob Iles | 🏴 |
LB David Stride | 🏴 |
D Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Ron Harris | 🏴 |
RB Graham Wilkins | 🏴 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Ian Britton | 🏴 |
M Gary Stanley | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Aylott | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 | (W Clive Walker | 🏴 |)
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | | 66 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
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
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.