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 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 58' |
🟨 24 Feb 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
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
🟨 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 February 1979
Villa concede a penalty at Old Trafford to hand Manchester United a lucky point - as they fall back to twelfth in the table.
Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven League games to make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 eleven draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty three division one games this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Villa have three and in some cases five games in hand over their rivals.
Forward Joe Ward 🏴 24 makes his 🕒 debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Clyde 🏴 in December 1978 for a fee of £80,000 to become the 603rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th start in a Villa shirt (90 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W39 🟨 D23 🟥 L28, ⚽ 11 Goals and 🔥 7 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Kevin Ready 🏴 makes his sole appearance in the Villa squad after signing from Yarmouth for £2,000.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 6th appearance.
🟨 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Joe Ward | 🏴 | #603 | £80,000 signing from Clyde
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟨 24 Feb 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 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 242 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1974-1985
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 tbc
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 24 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lou Macari | 🏴 | (RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |)
🟨 24 Feb 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 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
F Kevin Ready | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Feb 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 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 24 Feb 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 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 24 Feb 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford