Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton - August 19, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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75'
AV
AV
46' - Substitution
Mel Evesis substituted by Norman Bell 75' - Goal
Andy Gray
75' - Substitution
Andy Grayis substituted by John Gregory75
WOL
WOL
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Rimmer | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon Smith | 24 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Evans | 21 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Gidman | 24 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Shelton | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 26 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ken McNaught | 23 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Cowans | 19 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Gray | 7575 | 22 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Carrodus | 29 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Little | 24 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
67
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Bradshaw | 22 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bob Hazell | 19 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McAlle | 28 | 322 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Parkin | 30 | 342 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Geoff Palmer | 24 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kenny Hibbitt | 27 | 250 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Daley | 25 | 132 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Carr | 28 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Daniel | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mel Eves | 46 | 21 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Billy Rafferty | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
122
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
John Gregory | 75 | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Norman Bell | 46 | 22 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gary Shelton
IN
John Deehan
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kenny Hibbitt
IN
Martin Patching
OUT
Willie Carr
IN
John Richards
OUT
Peter Daniel
IN
George Berry
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
214
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Saunders vs Wolverhampton
2 victories
4 draws
5 losses
Saunders vs Chung
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
95
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Chung vs Aston Villa
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Chung vs Saunders
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Dennis Mortimer played his game number 10 vs in Premier League
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has done less than 1.08 goals conceded per game .
Aston Villa keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Wolverhampton running (since 23/09/1975). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 11/11/1899-22/03/1902 time period (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LAston Villa 0-3 Liverpool01/04/1978 | LAston Villa 0-1 Nottingham Forest05/04/1978 | VAston Villa 2-0 Chelsea15/04/1978 | VAston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United17/04/1978 | VAston Villa 3-1 Leeds United26/04/1978 | VAston Villa 6-1 Ipswich Town29/04/1978 |
| Overall | VAston Villa 2-0 Chelsea15/04/1978 | VAston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United17/04/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa22/04/1978 | VAston Villa 3-1 Leeds United26/04/1978 | VAston Villa 6-1 Ipswich Town29/04/1978 | LWolverhampton 3-1 Aston Villa02/05/1978 |
Current form
| Away | VWest Ham 1-2 Wolverhampton11/03/1978 | LLeeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton27/03/1978 | LCoventry 4-0 Wolverhampton28/03/1978 | LDerby County 3-1 Wolverhampton08/04/1978 | DChelsea 1-1 Wolverhampton22/04/1978 | VIpswich Town 1-2 Wolverhampton09/05/1978 |
| Overall | LDerby County 3-1 Wolverhampton08/04/1978 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Middlesbrough15/04/1978 | DChelsea 1-1 Wolverhampton22/04/1978 | VWolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United29/04/1978 | VWolverhampton 3-1 Aston Villa02/05/1978 | VIpswich Town 1-2 Wolverhampton09/05/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 15 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
108 gf
67 ga
Away
63 gf
92 ga
Total
171 gf
159 ga
Historical head to head
Home
92 gf
63 ga
Away
67 gf
108 ga
Total
159 gf
171 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
November 25, 1905 |
| Home | 6 - 0 |
November 25, 1905 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
September 17, 1958 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
December 27, 1949 |
Latest head to head
May 02, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
September 23, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
February 24, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
September 23, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
March 22, 1965 - Division 1 1964/1965
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
|
Harry Burrows | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
|
Alan Baker | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
 |
Gerald Hitchens | 2 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Derek Dougan | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Lew Chatterley | 2 goals | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Dave Pountney | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
|
Ted Farmer | 5 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
 |
Raymond Crawford | 3 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
|
Terry Wharton | 3 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
 |
Jimmy Murray | 2 goals | 1960 - 1963 |
 |
Alan Hinton | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
|
John Richards | 2 goals | 1976 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
|
Alan Deakin | 8 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
 |
Charlie Aitken | 8 matches | 1961 - 1975 |
|
Harry Burrows | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
|
Ron Wylie | 7 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
|
Victor Crowe | 7 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
|
John Sleeuwenhoek | 6 matches | 1961 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
 |
Peter Broadbent | 8 matches | 1960 - 1964 |
 |
John Kirkham | 7 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
 |
Ronald Flowers | 7 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
 |
Gerry Harris | 6 matches | 1960 - 1965 |
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Robert Thomson | 6 matches | 1963 - 1965 |
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Jimmy Murray | 6 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
They played in both sides
70 matches
24 matches
54 matches
21 matches
51 matches
258 matches
37 matches
47 matches
30 matches
160 matches
4 matches
22 matches
They played in both sides
51 matches
258 matches
30 matches
160 matches
37 matches
47 matches
3 matches
40 matches
70 matches
24 matches
4 matches
22 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 19, 1978
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