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Game #3525

Aston Villa

8-11-5, 27 PTS

Saturday, 3 March 1979

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Won

11th (+1)

Last 5: šŸŸØ šŸŸ„ šŸŸØ šŸŸØ šŸŸ©

Division One

Birmingham City

3-4-20, 10 PTS

Villa Park

Attendance: 42,419

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

Aston Villa

1-0

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Birmingham City

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šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 3 March 1979

šŸŸØ | 18ā€™ Booking, John Gregory
šŸ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
āš½ | 80ā€™ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
šŸ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City

Match Statistics

Not recorded

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 3 March 1979

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.

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

League Champions: šŸ†šŸ†šŸ†šŸ†šŸ† šŸ†
FA Cup Winners: šŸ†šŸ†šŸ†šŸ†šŸ† šŸ†šŸ†
League Cup Winners: šŸ†šŸ†šŸ†
Last Trophy: 1976-77

Birmingham City

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League Champions: āŒ
FA Cup Winners: āŒ
League Cup Winners: šŸ†
Last Trophy: 1962-63

Aston Villa

Birmingham City

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Birmingham City

Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: šŸŸ„ šŸŸ„ šŸŸ„ šŸŸ„ šŸŸ©

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #243 |
Saturday, 3 March 1979

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šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Les Burden | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | Poole, 1975-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: šŸŸØ 0-0
FT Result: šŸŸ© Won
FT Score: šŸŸ© 1-0
Last 5: šŸŸØ šŸŸ„ šŸŸØ šŸŸØ šŸŸ©

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

šŸ•’ 243 | šŸŸ© | 110 šŸŸØ | 67 šŸŸ„ 66 | 1.63

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: Les Burden | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | Poole, 1975-1985
Matches Officiated: 2
šŸŸ© : 1
šŸŸØ : 1
šŸŸ„ : 0
šŸ†˜ : 0
Previous 5: šŸŸØ
Last Match: šŸŸØ 7 October 1978, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: šŸŸØ

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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šŸŸØ

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None

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

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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 | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 31.08 |

Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 18.22 |

Referee
Manager

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

MANAGER

Ron Saunders | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | 1974-1982

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Aston Villa

GK Jimmy Rimmer | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
RB Kenny Swain | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
RB John Gidman | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
RB Gary Williams | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CB Allan Evans | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ |
M John Gregory | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | šŸŸØ |
M Tommy Craig | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ |
M Gordon Cowans | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ | āš½ |
M Dennis Mortimer | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
F Brian Little | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CF Andy Gray | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ |

MANAGER

Jim Smith | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |

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Birmingham City

GK Neil Freeman | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
LB Alberto Tarantini | šŸ‡¦šŸ‡· |
LB Mark Dennis | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CB Joe Gallagher | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
D Malcolm Page | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳ó æ |
M Alan Ainscow | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
M Kevin Dillon | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
M Tony Towers | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CF Keith Bertschin | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CF Don Givens | šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ŗ |

Line Ups

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

Substitutes

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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F John Deehan | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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CF Alan Buckley | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |

Player Positions:

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GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfā€Ø

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

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Match Symbols:

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āš½ | Goal
šŸ”„ | Assist
šŸ” | Substitution

šŸŸØ | Booking

šŸŸ„ | Sending off

šŸ†˜ | Poor refereeing performance
šŸŸ¢ : Debut šŸ”“ : Final Game

Squad Bios

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳ó æ šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳ó æ šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ : 12/12

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳ó æ šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ : 10/11

Squad:
Home Nation šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳ó æ šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ : 10/12

šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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šŸŸ© 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁄󠁮󠁧ó æ |
CB Ken McNaught | šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

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