Game #3537
Aston Villa
13-14-9, 40 PTS
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,168
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 51' | 73' | John Gidman | 69' |
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Frank Stapleton, 80 Seconds
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-1, Gary Shelton
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-1, Gary Shelton, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 3-1, John Deehan, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 4-1, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 5-1, Gary Shelton (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Arsenal
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
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
Ron Saunders' Villa record 🟩 three successive victories for the first time this season to make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 fourteen draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty six division one games.
Villa climb to 9th in the table.
Midfielder Gary Shelton 🏴 ⚽ scores a hat-trick to make it 8 goals in 17th appearances in a Villa shirt as it looks like Ron Saunders 🏴 has uncovered another gem.
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #255 |
Wednesday, 25 April 1979
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🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1979-1995
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 255 | 🟩 | 115 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1979-1995
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brendan Ormsby replaces Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.78 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.22 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 18.58 |
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
M Steve Gatting | 🏴 |
CB John Devine | 🇮🇪 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
M David Price | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Nicky Law | 🏴 |
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
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Apr 1979, Villa 5-1 Arsenal, Villa Park