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 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 49' |
🟨 28 Mar 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
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
🟨 28 Mar 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 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, 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
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 28 Mar 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 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 248 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 68 🟥 68 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1976-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 John Gregory
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 28 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 28 Mar 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 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 28 Mar 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 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 Mar 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park