Game #3530
Aston Villa
10-12-7, 32 PTS
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
Drew
11th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,670
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 49' |
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 49' Goal, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🟨 | 60’ Booking, John Gregory
🥅 | 72’ Goal, (Coventry City), Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
Villa are held at home in a drab game to remain 11th in the table.
Villa make it ten wins, twelve draws and seven defeats in twenty nine division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Gordon Cowans contributes his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 96th appearance (81 Starts) to make it W42 D24 L30, 12 Goals and 8 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.80 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Coventry City
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #248 |
Wednesday, 28 March 1979
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🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 248 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 68 🟥 68 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 January 1978, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ivor Linton replaces John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.15 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.29 |
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Jim Holton | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
M Donato Nardiello | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair (ex) | 🏴 |
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
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
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
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.