Aston Villa 3-3 Derby County - April 11, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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AV
0' - Goal
John Gidman
0' - Goal
Gordon Cowans 0' - Goal
Gordon Cowans0 0' - Own goal
Colin Gibson
0' - Goal
Steve Powell 0' - Goal
Roy Greenwood
AV
46' - Substitution
Dennis Mortimeris substituted by Gary Williams46
DC
DC
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Rimmer | 31 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brenand Ormsby | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Swain | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Gibson | 19 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Gidman | 25 | 128 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 46 | 27 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ken McNaught | 24 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Cowans | 20 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Deehan | 21 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Little | 25 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alexander Cropley | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
70
Derby County
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Middleton | 22 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Wicks | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Powell | 23 | 201 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steven Buckley | 25 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy McFarland | 31 | 340 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Langan | 22 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Emson | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Victor Moreland | 21 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
William Caskey | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roy Greenwood | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andrew Crawford | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
76
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Gary Williams | 46 | 18 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brenand Ormsby
IN
Allan Evans
OUT
Colin Gibson
IN
John Gregory
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Roy McFarland
IN
David Webb
OUT
Paul Emson
IN
Gerry Daly
OUT
William Caskey
IN
Steve Carter
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
251
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Saunders vs Derby County
5 victories
4 draws
4 losses
Saunders vs Docherty
6 victories
4 draws
6 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
50
79
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Docherty vs Aston Villa
13 victories
5 draws
7 losses
Docherty vs Saunders
6 victories
4 draws
6 losses
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time in his career that Colin Gibson scores an own goal %comp
End of streak for Aston Villa after 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Derby County at home in Premier League (since 04/09/1948). It was the best streak for the club since 12/10/1889-05/11/1898 (10 matches).
No Aston Villa manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has done less than 1.08 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DAston Villa 2-2 Leeds United26/12/1978 | VAston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City03/03/1979 | VAston Villa 3-0 Bolton Wanderers07/03/1979 | VAston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers20/03/1979 | LAston Villa 2-3 Tottenham24/03/1979 | DAston Villa 1-1 Coventry28/03/1979 |
| Overall | LMiddlesbrough 2-0 Aston Villa10/03/1979 | VAston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers20/03/1979 | LAston Villa 2-3 Tottenham24/03/1979 | DAston Villa 1-1 Coventry28/03/1979 | LNottingham Forest 4-0 Aston Villa04/04/1979 | DCoventry 1-1 Aston Villa07/04/1979 |
Current form
| Away | VSouthampton 1-2 Derby County03/02/1979 | LTottenham 2-0 Derby County03/03/1979 | LMiddlesbrough 3-1 Derby County13/03/1979 | LWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Derby County26/03/1979 | DQueens Park Rangers 2-2 Derby County31/03/1979 | DChelsea 1-1 Derby County04/04/1979 |
| Overall | VDerby County 3-0 Bolton Wanderers21/03/1979 | DDerby County 0-0 Everton24/03/1979 | LWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Derby County26/03/1979 | DQueens Park Rangers 2-2 Derby County31/03/1979 | DChelsea 1-1 Derby County04/04/1979 | LDerby County 0-1 Bristol City07/04/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 8 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 6 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 5 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 17 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
31 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
35 |
|
15 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
10 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
13 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
7 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
17 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
11 |
Goals
|
39 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
37 |
|
22 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
33 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
57 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
37 |
|
1.26 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.06 |
|
1.47 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.88 |
|
1.06 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.63 |
|
1.13 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.18 |
Betting aid
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
19 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
7 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
13 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
16 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
20 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | John Gregory | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Gerry Daly | |
| Andy Gray | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 7 goals | Gerry Daly | |
| John Gidman | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Gerry Daly | |
| John Gidman | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 penalties | Gerry Daly | |
| John Deehan | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Roy McFarland | |
Historical head to head
Home
131 gf
59 ga
Away
65 gf
91 ga
Total
196 gf
150 ga
Historical head to head
Home
91 gf
65 ga
Away
59 gf
131 ga
Total
150 gf
196 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
April 16, 1906 |
| Home | 6 - 0 |
April 16, 1906 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 26, 1927 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 28, 1935 |
Latest head to head
December 23, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 25, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
December 27, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
April 09, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
March 02, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Derby County
 |
Brian Little | 3 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
|
John Deehan | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Andy Gray | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Dennis Mortimer | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Bobby McDonald | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
John Gidman | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
 |
Leighton James | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Steve Powell | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
|
Derek Hales | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Archie Gemmill | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Derby County
|
John Deehan | 7 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
John Gidman | 7 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Dennis Mortimer | 7 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Frank Carrodus | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Gordon Cowans | 5 matches | 1977 - 1978 |
 |
Leighton Phillips | 5 matches | 1976 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
|
Steve Powell | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
Colin Todd | 6 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
|
David Langan | 5 matches | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Leighton James | 4 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Gerry Daly | 4 matches | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Charles George | 4 matches | 1975 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
74 matches
139 matches
6 matches
144 matches
They played in both sides
6 matches
144 matches
74 matches
139 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 10, 1979
April 11, 1979
April 13, 1979
April 17, 1979
May 09, 1979
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