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Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol City - January 28, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol City - January 28, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978

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logo Aston Villa AV

0
photo John Deehan 0' - Goal John Deehan0
HT

logo Aston Villa AV

46photo Jimmy Mannphoto Donald Gillies 46' - Substitution Donald Gilliesis substituted by Jimmy Mann
FT

logo Bristol City BC

logo Bristol City BC

Team line-ups

Aston Villa

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Aston Villa
Rimmer
photo Jimmy Rimmer
Jimmy Rimmer
England
B.date10/02/1948
Age29 years
positionGoalkeeper
Smith
photo Gordon Smith
Gordon Smith
Scotland
B.date03/07/1954
Age23 years
positionDefender
Phillips
photo Leighton Phillips
Leighton Phillips
Wales
B.date25/09/1949
Age28 years
H1m78  
positionDefender
Gidman
photo John Gidman
John Gidman
England
B.date10/01/1954
Age24 years
positionRight full-back
Cowans
photo Gordon Cowans
Gordon Cowans
England
B.date27/10/1958
Age19 years
H1m70  
positionCentre Midfield
McNaught
photo Ken McNaught
Ken McNaught
Scotland
B.date11/01/1955
Age23 years
positionMidfield
Mortimer
photo Dennis Mortimer
Dennis Mortimer
England
B.date05/04/1952
Age25 years
positionCentre Midfield
Craig
photo Tommy Craig
Tommy Craig
Scotland
B.date21/11/1950
Age27 years
positionMidfield
Carrodus
photo Frank Carrodus
Frank Carrodus
England
B.date31/05/1949
Age28 years
positionWinger
Deehan0
photo John Deehan
John Deehan
England
B.date06/08/1957
Age20 years
positionForward
Little
photo Brian Little
Brian Little
England
B.date25/11/1953
Age24 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Jimmy Rimmer 29 25 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gordon Smith 23 56 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Leighton Phillips 28 99 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Gidman 24 88 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gordon Cowans 19 38 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ken McNaught 23 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dennis Mortimer 25 80 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Tommy Craig 27 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Frank Carrodus 28 93 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John Deehan 20 62 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian Little 24 88 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

59

Bristol City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Bristol City
Shaw
photo John Shaw
John Shaw
England
B.date04/02/1954
Age23 years
positionGoalkeeper
Gillies46
photo Donald Gillies
Donald Gillies
Scotland
B.date20/06/1951
Age26 years
positionDefender
Hunter
photo Norman Hunter
Norman Hunter
England
B.date29/10/1943
Age34 years
positionCentral defender
Merrick
photo Geoff Merrick
Geoff Merrick
England
B.date29/04/1951
Age26 years
positionCentral defender
Collier
photo Gary Collier
Gary Collier
England
B.date04/02/1955
Age22 years
H1m85  
positionDefender
Whitehead
photo Clive Whitehead
Clive Whitehead
England
B.date24/11/1955
Age22 years
positionMidfield
Gow
photo Gerry Gow
Gerry Gow
Scotland
B.date29/05/1952
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Tainton
photo Trevor Tainton
Trevor Tainton
England
B.date08/06/1948
Age29 years
H1m73  
positionMidfield
Sweeney
photo Gerry Sweeney
Gerry Sweeney
Scotland
B.date10/07/1945
Age32 years
positionMidfield
Ritchie
photo Tom Ritchie
Tom Ritchie
Scotland
B.date02/01/1952
Age26 years
positionForward
Royle
photo Joe Royle
Joe Royle
England
B.date08/04/1949
Age28 years
H1m85  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
John Shaw 23 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Donald Gillies 46 26 57 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Norman Hunter 34 53 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Geoff Merrick 26 61 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gary Collier 22 67 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Clive Whitehead 22 62 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gerry Gow 25 54 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Trevor Tainton 29 65 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gerry Sweeney 32 68 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Tom Ritchie 26 55 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Joe Royle 28 10 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

55

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
M
Jimmy Mann 46 25 44 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Frank Carrodus

IN

change player

Andy Gray

OUT

Tommy Craig

IN

change player

John Gregory

OUT

Leighton Phillips

IN

change player

Michael Buttress

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Donald Gillies

IN

change player

Kevin Mabbutt

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Ron Saunders

45

194

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Saunders vs Bristol City

7 victories

3 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on January 28, 1978

Saunders vs Dicks

7 victories

3 draws

3 losses

Latest figure on January 28, 1978

Manager

Age

Match num

Alan Dicks

43

501

Success rate in this team:

34 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

34 %

Dicks vs Aston Villa

6 victories

4 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on January 28, 1978

Dicks vs Saunders

3 victories

3 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on January 28, 1978

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Key figures

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Aston Villa keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs Bristol City at home in Premier League running (since 06/11/1909). It's a record streak. The first of history

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Aston Villa keeps its 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Bristol City at home in Premier League running (since 28/11/1908). It's a record streak. The first of history

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Aston Villa keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored vs Bristol City at home running (since 14/04/1973). It's a record streak. The first of history

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VAston Villa 2-1 Manchester United29/10/1977

LAston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough12/11/1977

VAston Villa 2-0 Athletic Bilbao23/11/1977

VAston Villa 3-0 West Bromwich Albion10/12/1977

DAston Villa 1-1 Coventry26/12/1977

DAston Villa 1-1 Queens Park Rangers02/01/1978

Overall

DAston Villa 1-1 Coventry26/12/1977

VDerby County 0-3 Aston Villa27/12/1977

LManchester City 2-0 Aston Villa31/12/1977

DAston Villa 1-1 Queens Park Rangers02/01/1978

LEverton 4-1 Aston Villa07/01/1978

LEverton 1-0 Aston Villa14/01/1978

Current form

Away

DLiverpool 1-1 Bristol City19/11/1977

DCoventry 1-1 Bristol City03/12/1977

LDerby County 1-0 Bristol City17/12/1977

LBirmingham City 3-0 Bristol City27/12/1977

DWolverhampton 0-0 Bristol City02/01/1978

LWrexham 3-0 Bristol City09/01/1978

Overall

LBirmingham City 3-0 Bristol City27/12/1977

LBristol City 1-3 Nottingham Forest31/12/1977

DWolverhampton 0-0 Bristol City02/01/1978

DBristol City 4-4 Wrexham07/01/1978

LWrexham 3-0 Bristol City09/01/1978

DBristol City 0-0 Leicester14/01/1978

Running streaks

Home Total
Drawing streak 2 0
Loosing streak 0 2
Unbeaten streak 4 0
Winless streak 2 4
Drawless streak 0 2
Scoring streak 4 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 2 4

Running streaks

Away Total
Drawing streak 0 1
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 1
Winless streak 17 6
Drawless streak 1 0
Goalless streak 4 2
Conceding streak 1 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

24

Number of games (Competition total)

24

11

Number of games (Home / Away)

12

9

Victories (Competition total)

6

5

Victories (Home / Away)

0

6

Draws (Competition total)

8

2

Draws (Home / Away)

5

9

Losses (Competition total)

10

4

Losses (Home / Away)

7

Goals

28

Goals scored (Competition total)

27

15

Goals scored (Home / Away)

3

25

Goals conceded (Competition total)

31

11

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

13

1.17

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.13

1.36

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0.25

1.04

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

1.29

1

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

1.08

Betting aid

9

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

9

5

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

1

7

Clean sheets (Competition total)

4

4

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

2

8

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

11

2

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

9

10

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

12

5

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

3

0-1
(2 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

0-1
(5 times)

Bookings

1

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Andy GrayAndy Gray10 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)8 goalsTom Ritchiephoto Tom Ritchie
photo Andy GrayAndy Gray4 goalsTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)1 goalGerry Gowphoto Gerry Gow
-Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)3 penaltiesPeter Cormackphoto Peter Cormack
photo Andy GrayAndy Gray2 goals during the last 7 matchesThe fittest player5 goals during the last 11 matchesTom Ritchiephoto Tom Ritchie

Historical head to head

Home

15 matches
10 v
3 d
2 l

29 gf

20 ga

Away

15 matches
4 v
7 d
4 l

16 gf

13 ga

Total

30 matches
14 v
10 d
6 l

45 gf

33 ga

Historical head to head

Home

15 matches
4 v
7 d
4 l

13 gf

16 ga

Away

15 matches
2 v
3 d
10 l

20 gf

29 ga

Total

30 matches
6 v
10 d
14 l

33 gf

45 ga

Largest victory

Overall
5 - 0
November 21, 1959
Home
3 - 1
October 23, 1976

Largest victory

Overall
3 - 0
March 27, 1973
Away
2 - 0
February 21, 1970

Latest head to head

September 03, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978

April 02, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977

October 23, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977

January 11, 1975 - Division 2 1974/1975

December 07, 1974 - Division 2 1974/1975

Best historical scorers against Bristol City

photo John Gidman John Gidman 1 goal 1976 - 1976
photo Ray Graydon Ray Graydon 1 goal 1976 - 1976
photo Brian Little Brian Little 1 goal 1977 - 1977
photo Chris Nicholl Chris Nicholl 1 goal 1976 - 1976
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Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

photo Kevin Mabbutt Kevin Mabbutt 1 goal 1977 - 1977
photo Tom Ritchie Tom Ritchie 1 goal 1976 - 1976
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/10/1976. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Bristol City

photo Alexander Cropley Alexander Cropley 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Dennis Mortimer Dennis Mortimer 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Brian Little Brian Little 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Frank Carrodus Frank Carrodus 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Andy Gray Andy Gray 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Chris Nicholl Chris Nicholl 2 matches 1976 - 1977
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 23/10/1976. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

photo Jimmy Mann Jimmy Mann 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Clive Whitehead Clive Whitehead 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Gerry Sweeney Gerry Sweeney 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Gary Collier Gary Collier 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Trevor Tainton Trevor Tainton 3 matches 1976 - 1977
photo Gerry Gow Gerry Gow 3 matches 1976 - 1977
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Competition info

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