Villa vs.
Athletic Bilbao
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
Game #4490
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Sándor Piller | 🇭🇺 | Békéscsaba, 1991-2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Aggregate Result: 🟩
Aggregate Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #18 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Tuesday, 4 November 1997
Scorer(s) | Ian Taylor | 27’ | Dwight Yorke | 50’ |
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 27’ | Ian Taylor | 50’ |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 87’ |
Unused Substitutes
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Imanol Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
LB Aitor Larrazábal | 🇪🇸 |
CB Roberto Ríos | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
CB Patxi Ferreira | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Rafael Alkorta | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
RB Iñigo Larrainzar | 🇪🇸 |
M Josu Urrutia | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Bittor Alkiza | 🇪🇸 |
W Joseba Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
CF Cuco Ziganda | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Ismael Urzáiz | 🇪🇸 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Patxi Ferreira | 🇪🇸 | (LB Mikel Lasa | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | M Josu Urrutia | 🇪🇸 | (M Javi González | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | CF Cuco Ziganda | 🇪🇸 | (M Julen Guerrero | 🇪🇸 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Juanjo Valencia | 🇪🇸 |
RB Mari Lacruz | 🇪🇸 |
M Jon Andoni Goikoetxea | 🇪🇸 |
M Txomin Nagore | 🇪🇸 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Ian Taylor
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 2-1, (Athletic Bilbao), Javi González
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
On This Day
Villa qualify for the third round of the UEFA Cup for the first time in 20 years with a strong win over Athletic Bilbao to win the second round UEFA Cup tie 2-1 on aggregate after a goalless away leg.
Dwight Yorke with one goal in his previous 12 games scores one and creates one to contribute his 125th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 264th appearance (224 Starts) to make it W112 D67 L85, 86 Goals, 39 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.11 he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor contributes his 20th goal involvement on his 113th appearance in a Villa shirt (103 Starts) to make it W51 D28 L34, 13 Goals, 7 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟨 21 October 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés.
Game #4487
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Hartmut Strampe | 🇩🇪 | Handorf, 1993-2001
Kick off: 8.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Tuesday, 21 October 1997
Scorer(s) | None |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 46’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Imanol Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
RB Iñigo Larrainzar | 🇪🇸 |
CB Roberto Ríos | 🇪🇸 |
CB Rafael Alkorta | 🇪🇸 |
LB Mikel Lasa | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Carlos García | 🇪🇸 |
M Josu Urrutia | 🇪🇸 |
M Javi González | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Bittor Alkiza | 🇪🇸 |
W Joseba Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
CF Cuco Ziganda | 🇪🇸 |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Mikel Lasa | 🇪🇸 | (LB Aitor Larrazábal | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | M Javi González | 🇪🇸 | (F Mario Bermejo | 🇪🇸 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Juanjo Valencia | 🇪🇸 |
RB Mari Lacruz | 🇪🇸 |
CB Patxi Ferreira | 🇪🇸 |
M Jon Andoni Goikoetxea | 🇪🇸 |
M Txomin Nagore | 🇪🇸 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🕒 | FT Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa secure a goalless draw in the UEFA Cup second round at San Mamés knowing a single goal victory at Villa Park will put them through
🟨 7 December 1977, Villa 1-1 Bilbao, San Mamés.
Game #3467
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jean Dubach | 🇨🇭 | Nidau, 1972-1978 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Wednesday, 7 December 1977
Scorer(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 43' |
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 43' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
Not recorded
Starting XI
GK José Ángel Iribar | 🇪🇸 |
LB Javier Escalza | 🇪🇸 |
D José María Lasa | 🇪🇸 |
D Daniel Astrain | 🇪🇸 |
CB José Ramón Alexanko | 🇪🇸 |
M Fernando Tirapu | 🇪🇸 |
M Javier Irureta | 🇪🇸 |
M Ignacio Churruca | 🇪🇸 |
W Dani | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ |
W José Mari Amorrortu | 🇪🇸 |
F Aitor Aguirre | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | F Aitor Aguirre | 🇪🇸 | (RB Ángel María Villar | 🇪🇸 |)
Unused Substitutes
Not Recorded
Match Timeline
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | HT Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-1, (Athletic Bilbao), Dani
🕒 | FT Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Smith, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
On This Day
Villa take the lead at the San Mamés and hold it until the final five minutes on a ground where Bilbao had not lost a European tie in eleven years. Bilbao’s late equaliser though could not stop Villa progressing to the UEFA Cup quarter finals.
🟩 23 November 1977, Villa 2-0 Bilbao, Villa Park.
Game #3464
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jan Beck | 🇳🇱 | Vreeswijk, 1967-1980
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #23 |
Manager Game | #182 |
Wednesday, 23 November 1977
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 33' | John Deehan | 78' |
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 78' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK José Ángel Iribar | 🇪🇸 |
D Daniel Astrain | 🇪🇸 |
CB José Ramón Alexanko | 🇪🇸 |
CB Andoni Goikoetxea | 🇪🇸 |
CB Agustín Gisasola | 🇪🇸 |
RB Ángel María Villar | 🇪🇸 |
M Fernando Tirapu | 🇪🇸 |
M Javier Irureta | 🇪🇸 |
M Ignacio Churruca | 🇪🇸 |
W Carlos Ruiz | 🇪🇸 |
W Dani | 🇪🇸 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Juan Antonio Zaldúa | 🇪🇸 |
D José María Lasa | 🇪🇸 |
M Juan Carlos Vidal | 🇪🇸 |
W José Mari Amorrortu | 🇪🇸 |
F Aitor Aguirre | 🇪🇸 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal (Iríbar)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
On This Day
Villa face Athletic Bilbao for the first time in competitive football, Bilbao become the 114th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s fourth continental European opponents and their first from Spain.
Ron Saunders' Villa put themselves in a strong position in the UEFA Cup third round as they open up a two goal lead over Bilbao ahead of the second leg.