Game #3527
Aston Villa
9-11-6, 29 PTS
Saturday, 10 March 1979
Lost
8th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Middlesbrough
8-6-14, 22 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,562
🟥 10 Mar 1979, Villa 0-2 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 10 Mar 1979, Villa 0-2 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 March 1979
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 49' Booking, Gordon Cowans, Foul
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Mark Proctor
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-2, (Middlesbrough), Micky Burns
🟨 | 60' Booking, Gary Williams, Foul
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 2-0 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
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 March 1979
Villa put in a below par performance as they 🟥 lose the midfield battle at lowly Boro.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in 🕒 ten league games to make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 eleven draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 twenty six division one games this season.
Midfielder Ivor Linton 🏴 makes his first appearance in 5 months to make it 🕒 7 appearances (3 Starts) in a Villa shirt.
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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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 10 Mar 1979, Villa 0-2 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #245 |
Saturday, 10 March 1979
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1979-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 245 | 🟩 | 111 🟨 | 67 🟥 67 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1979-1980
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Gordon Cowans, Foul
🟨 Gary Williams, Foul
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ivor Linton replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.14 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.10 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.24 |
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MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Neal | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴 |
CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 |
RB Peter Johnson | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
M John Mahoney | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Shearer | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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