Game #3535
Aston Villa
11-14-9, 36 PTS
Monday, 16 April 1979
Won
10th= (+4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Liverpool
24-6-4, 54 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,029
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-1
Liverpool
Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 84' |
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 April 1979
🟨 | 30’ Booking, Ken McNaught, Handling
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans
🟨 | 35’ Booking John Gregory, High tackle
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Phil Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool), David Johnson
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 3-1, John Deehan, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 16 April 1979
Villa bounce back from a difficult run to beat leaders Liverpool and make it eleven wins, fourteen draws and nine defeats in thirty four division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Two days after the brick bats of defeat to Leeds, Villa stun title favourites Liverpool in a stunning Villa Park victory as Allan Evans abandons defence, stays on the pitch, creates one and scores one.
Gordon Cowans makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (85 Starts) to make it W43 D26 L31, 14 Goals and 8 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.55 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
Aston Villa
Liverpool
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #253 |
Monday, 16 April 1979
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🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Cox | 🏴 | South Croydon, 1978-1980
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 253 | 🟩 | 113 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Cox | 🏴 | South Croydon, 1978-1980
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Mortimer replaces Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.48 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.04 |
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Sammy Lee | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, 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
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 April 1979, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.