Game #3525
Aston Villa
8-11-5, 27 PTS
Saturday, 3 March 1979
Won
11th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
3-4-20, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,419
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 March 1979
🟨 | 18’ Booking, John Gregory
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
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
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 March 1979
Half fit Andy Gray and Brian Little return after their four month injury lay-offs to boost Villa as they record a narrow, but simple, victory over neighbours Birmingham at Villa Park,
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in seven but go eight games unbeaten in the league to make it eight wins, eleven draws and five defeats in twenty four division one games this season.
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
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
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #243 |
Saturday, 3 March 1979
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🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1978-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 243 | 🟩 | 110 🟨 | 67 🟥 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1978-1983
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 John Gregory
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray and Brian Little return after long injury lay offs in place of Gary Shelton and Joe Ward.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.22 |
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Neil Freeman | 🏴 |
LB Alberto Tarantini | 🇦🇷 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Alan Buckley | 🏴 |
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
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 3 Mar 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park