Game #3520
Aston Villa
7-8-5, 22 PTS
Saturday, 23 December 1978
Drew
9th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Derby County
7-3-10, 17 PTS
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 20,109
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
Derby County
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 December 1978
💥 | 10’ Goal disallowed, Kenny Swain
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Derby County 0-0 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
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 December 1978
A simply unbelievable refereeing performance gifts Derby an undeserved goalless draw.
Kenny Swain legitimately puts Villa ahead from a John Deehan cross on 9’ but the ball exits the goal through a hole in the net. The referee, Derek Richardson - described as having an “undistinguished match” - delayed the game for two minutes, inspected the net, called for repairs, was surrounded by Derby players, consulted his linesman and ruled Swain's strike out for a non-existent offside.
Richardson would refuse to discuss his performance and decisions following the game much to the chagrin of the gathered press corps.
Ron Saunders' Villa go four games unbeaten to make it seven wins, eight draws and five defeats in twenty division one games this season.
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
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
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #238 |
Saturday, 23 December 1978
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🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 238 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 64 🟥 65 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 Disallowed a Kenny Swain goal from a John Deehan cross after the ball had entered the goal and exited via the side netting. Richardson would later claim Swain was offside and that was the reason the goal was chalked off. He wasn't. It wasn't.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Shelton replaces John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.72 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.89 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.03 |
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK David McKellar | 🏴 |
LB Steve Buckley | 🏴 |
CB David Webb | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Jonathon Clark | 🏴 |
M Steve Carter | 🏴 |
M Billy Caskey | 🇬🇧 |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴 |
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David Webb | 🏴 | (CB Vic Moreland | 🏴 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
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
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M John Gregory | 🏴 | | 16 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 23 Dec 1978, Villa 0-0 Derby, Baseball Ground