Game #3525
Aston Villa
8-11-5, 27 PTS
Saturday, 3 March 1979
Won
11th (+1)
Last 5: šØ š„ šØ šØ š©
Division One
Birmingham City
3-4-20, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,419
š© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
š© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 March 1979
šØ | 18ā Booking, John Gregory
š | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
ā½ | 80ā Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
š | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 March 1979
š© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: ššššš š
FA Cup Winners: ššššš šš
League Cup Winners: ššš
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ā
FA Cup Winners: ā
League Cup Winners: š
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #243 |
Saturday, 3 March 1979
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Les Burden | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | Poole, 1975-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: šØ 0-0
FT Result: š© Won
FT Score: š© 1-0
Last 5: šØ š„ šØ šØ š©
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
š 243 | š© | 110 šØ | 67 š„ 66 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Burden | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | Poole, 1975-1985
Matches Officiated: 2
š© : 1
šØ : 1
š„ : 0
š : 0
Previous 5: šØ
Last Match: šØ 7 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: šØ
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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 | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 18.22 |
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MANAGER
Ron Saunders | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB Kenny Swain | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB John Gidman | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
RB Gary Williams | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Allan Evans | š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M John Gregory | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | šØ |
M Tommy Craig | š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
M Gordon Cowans | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | ā½ |
M Dennis Mortimer | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
F Brian Little | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CF Andy Gray | š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
Birmingham City
GK Neil Freeman | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
LB Alberto Tarantini | š¦š· |
LB Mark Dennis | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Joe Gallagher | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
D Malcolm Page | š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ |
M Alan Ainscow | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Kevin Dillon | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
M Tony Towers | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CF Keith Bertschin | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CF Don Givens | š®šŖ |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Deehan | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Alan Buckley | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
Player Positions:
ā
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing HalfāØ
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
ā
Match Symbols:
ā
ā½ | Goal
š„ | Assist
š | Substitution
šØ | Booking
š„ | Sending off
š | Poor refereeing performance
š¢ : Debut š“ : Final Game
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
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SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ š¬š§ : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ š¬š§ : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ š¬š§ : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ š¬š§ : 10/12
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ |
CB Ken McNaught | š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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