Game #3523
Aston Villa
7-10-5, 24 PTS
Wednesday, 31 January 1979


Drew
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division One
Everton
12-10-1, 34 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,079
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
Everton
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 31 January 1979
🕒 | HT Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shelton
🔁 | 83' Sub off, Gary Shelton, Sub on, Alex Cropley
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 1-1, (Everton), Dave Thomas
🕒 | FT Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Foul
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
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 31 January 1979
Villa miss out on their sixth away victory of the season as Everton hit a last gasp equaliser at Goodison despite being outplayed by Ron Saunders’ 🏴 patchwork side.
As the injury crisis continues unabated Villa played Allan Evans 🏴 as centre forward alongside Kenny Swain 🏴 but still were in the ascendancy throughout.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa go six games unbeaten in the league to make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty two division one games this season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 makes his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

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
Everton


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #241 |
Wednesday, 31 January 1979
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🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | County Durham, 1972-1986
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 241 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 66 🟥 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 March 1978, Villa 1-1 Manchester United, Old Trafford. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Dennis Mortimer, Foul
CARDS

🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Shelton replaces John Deehan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.15 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.99 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.13 |
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
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 Gary Shelton | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Everton
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
CB Mark Higgins | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
M Trevor Ross | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
CF Mickey Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | for M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | 83' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Neil Robinson | 🏴 |
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
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | | 67 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
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
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison


MATCH REPORTS
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Thursday, 1 February 1979
🟨 31 Jan 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

