Game #3533
Aston Villa
10-14-8, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
Drew
11th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Derby County
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,884
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-3
Derby County
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 26' | 55' |
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
🔁 | 7’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Gary Williams
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), Roy Greenwood
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-2, (Derby County), Steve Powell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Derby County
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-2, John Gidman (pen)
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-2, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 3-3, (Derby County), Colin Gibson o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Derby County
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 fourteen draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 thirty two division one games this season but 18 year old left back Colin Gibson 🏴scores a late own goal on his league debut as Derby fight back to draw at Villa Park.
Villa, already shorn of centre forward Andy Gray 🏴, centre back Allan Evans 🏴 and midfielder John Gregory 🏴 lose midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 in the first minutes of the game with a burst blood vessel in his calf.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 makes his 🕒 225th start in a Villa shirt.
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #251 |
Wednesday, 11 April 1979
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🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1971–1979
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 251 | 🟩 | 112 🟨 | 70 🟥 69 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 12 November 1977, Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brendan Ormsby and Colin Gibson make their first starts for the club as an overhaul of the squad continues with Allan Evans and John Gregory dropping out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.11 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.19 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 18.54 |
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Derby County
GK John Middleton | 🏴 |
LB Steve Buckley | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴 |
CB Vic Moreland | 🏴 |
D Steve Wicks | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Emson | 🏴 |
M Billy Caskey | 🇬🇧 |
W Roy Greenwood | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Crawford | 🏴 |
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 7' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Webb | 🏴 |
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
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Suspension | 2 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.