Game #3524
Aston Villa
7-11-5, 25 PTS
Saturday, 24 February 1979
Drew
12th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
10-6-8, 26 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,437
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 58' |
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 February 1979
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Joe Ward
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-0, Kenny Swain, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United, pen), Jimmy Greenhoff
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 February 1979
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Joe Ward | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Aston Villa
Manchester United
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #242 |
Saturday, 24 February 1979
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🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 242 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 November 1974, Villa 1-2 Manchester United, Old Trafford. 🆘
Cards: 🟨
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands Joe Ward his debut in place of Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.06 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.20 |
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Joe Ward | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lou Macari | 🏴 | (RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |)
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Kevin Ready | 🏴 |
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
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
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
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.