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Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa - August 25, 1976 / Division 1 1976/1977
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Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa - August 25, 1976 / Division 1 1976/1977

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logo Manchester City MC

0
photo David Watson 0' - Goal David Watsonphoto Dennis Tueart 0' - Goal Dennis Tueart0
HT

logo Manchester City MC

FT

logo Aston Villa AV

logo Aston Villa AV

Team line-ups

Manchester City

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Manchester City
Corrigan
photo Joe Corrigan
Joe Corrigan
England
B.date18/11/1948
Age27 years
H1m93  
positionGoalkeeper
Docherty
photo Mick Docherty
Mick Docherty
England
B.date29/10/1950
Age25 years
positionDefender
Donachie
photo Willie Donachie
Willie Donachie
Scotland
B.date05/10/1951
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionDefender
Watson0
photo David Watson
David Watson
England
B.date05/10/1946
Age29 years
positionDefender
Power
photo Paul Power
Paul Power
England
B.date30/10/1953
Age22 years
positionLeft full-back
Hartford
photo Asa Hartford
Asa Hartford
Scotland
B.date24/10/1950
Age25 years
positionMidfield
Conway
photo Jimmy Conway
Jimmy Conway
Republic of Ireland
B.date10/08/1946
Age30 years
H1m73  
positionMidfield
Doyle
photo Michael Doyle
Michael Doyle
England
B.date25/11/1946
Age29 years
positionRight Midfielder
Royle
photo Joe Royle
Joe Royle
England
B.date08/04/1949
Age27 years
H1m85  
positionStriker
Tueart0
photo Dennis Tueart
Dennis Tueart
England
B.date27/11/1949
Age26 years
H1m73  
positionRight Winger
Kidd
photo Brian Kidd
Brian Kidd
England
B.date29/05/1949
Age27 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Joe Corrigan 27 242 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Mick Docherty 25 3 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Willie Donachie 24 233 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
David Watson 29 34 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Paul Power 22 21 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Asa Hartford 25 72 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jimmy Conway 30 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Michael Doyle 29 419 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Joe Royle 27 56 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Dennis Tueart 26 88 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian Kidd 27 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

107

Aston Villa

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
logo Aston Villa
Burridge
photo John Burridge
John Burridge
England
B.date03/12/1951
Age24 years
H1m80  
positionGoalkeeper
Robson
photo John Robson
John Robson
England
B.date15/07/1950
Age26 years
positionDefender
Nicholl
photo Chris Nicholl
Chris Nicholl
Northern Ireland
B.date12/10/1946
Age29 years
positionCentral defender
Phillips
photo Leighton Phillips
Leighton Phillips
Wales
B.date25/09/1949
Age26 years
H1m78  
positionDefender
Smith
photo Gordon Smith
Gordon Smith
Scotland
B.date03/07/1954
Age22 years
positionDefender
Gidman
photo John Gidman
John Gidman
England
B.date10/01/1954
Age22 years
positionRight full-back
Mortimer
photo Dennis Mortimer
Dennis Mortimer
England
B.date05/04/1952
Age24 years
positionCentre Midfield
Gray
photo Andy Gray
Andy Gray
Scotland
B.date30/11/1955
Age20 years
positionForward
Graydon
photo Ray Graydon
Ray Graydon
England
B.date21/07/1947
Age29 years
positionWinger
Carrodus
photo Frank Carrodus
Frank Carrodus
England
B.date31/05/1949
Age27 years
positionWinger
Little
photo Brian Little
Brian Little
England
B.date25/11/1953
Age22 years
positionForward

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
John Burridge 24 32 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Robson 26 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Chris Nicholl 29 47 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Leighton Phillips 26 37 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gordon Smith 22 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
John Gidman 22 43 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dennis Mortimer 24 16 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Andy Gray 20 33 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Ray Graydon 29 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Frank Carrodus 27 42 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Brian Little 22 24 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

33

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Substitutes

Age Match num Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Tony Book

41

110

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Book vs Aston Villa

2 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on August 25, 1976

Book vs Saunders

2 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on August 25, 1976

Manager

Age

Match num

Ron Saunders

43

105

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Saunders vs Manchester City

1 victory

1 draw

4 losses

Latest figure on August 25, 1976

Saunders vs Book

1 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on August 25, 1976

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Key figures

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The last time Manchester City has won with a difference of 2 goals vs Aston Villa, It was on the 22/04/1961

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End of streak for Manchester City after 5 consecutive matches without a win vs Aston Villa in Premier League (since 25/08/1962). It was the best streak for the club since 03/09/1921-10/04/1925 (6 matches).

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No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has done less than 1.25 goals scored per game in Premier League.

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester City 3-0 Everton21/02/1976

VManchester City 4-0 Sheffield United06/03/1976

VManchester City 3-2 Wolverhampton20/03/1976

VManchester City 4-3 Derby County10/04/1976

LManchester City 0-3 Liverpool19/04/1976

VManchester City 3-1 Arsenal24/04/1976

Overall

LNewcastle United 2-1 Manchester City14/04/1976

LLeeds United 2-1 Manchester City17/04/1976

LManchester City 0-3 Liverpool19/04/1976

VManchester City 3-1 Arsenal24/04/1976

LManchester United 2-0 Manchester City04/05/1976

DLeicester 2-2 Manchester City21/08/1976

Current form

Away

DBurnley 2-2 Aston Villa28/02/1976

LTottenham 5-2 Aston Villa13/03/1976

DLeicester 2-2 Aston Villa20/03/1976

LBirmingham City 3-2 Aston Villa03/04/1976

DCoventry 1-1 Aston Villa13/04/1976

DWest Ham 2-2 Aston Villa17/04/1976

Overall

DAston Villa 0-0 Liverpool10/04/1976

DCoventry 1-1 Aston Villa13/04/1976

DWest Ham 2-2 Aston Villa17/04/1976

VAston Villa 1-0 Derby County19/04/1976

VAston Villa 2-1 Middlesbrough24/04/1976

VAston Villa 4-0 West Ham21/08/1976

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 1 0
Drawing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 1 1
Winless streak 0 2
Drawless streak 12 0
Scoring streak 1 1
Conceding streak 4 8

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 3
Drawing streak 2 0
Unbeaten streak 2 6
Winless streak 23 0
Drawless streak 0 3
Scoring streak 8 5
Conceding streak 8 0
Invincibility streak 0 1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1

Number of games (Competition total)

1

0

Number of games (Home / Away)

0

0

Victories (Competition total)

1

0

Victories (Home / Away)

0

1

Draws (Competition total)

0

0

Draws (Home / Away)

0

0

Losses (Competition total)

0

0

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

2

Goals scored (Competition total)

4

0

Goals scored (Home / Away)

0

2

Goals conceded (Competition total)

0

0

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

0

2

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

4

0

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0

2

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

0

0

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

0

Betting aid

1

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

1

0

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

0

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

1

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

0

1

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

0

0
Most frequent score (Home / Away)
0

Bookings

0

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 Dennis TueartDennis Tueart1 goalTeam's best scorer (Competition total)2 goalsAndy Grayphoto Andy Gray
-Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)1 penaltyRay Graydonphoto Ray Graydon
photo Dennis TueartDennis Tueart1 goal during the last matchThe fittest player2 goals during the last matchAndy Grayphoto Andy Gray

Historical head to head

Home

46 matches
26 v
10 d
10 l

93 gf

61 ga

Away

47 matches
7 v
10 d
30 l

48 gf

100 ga

Neutral ground

1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l

6 gf

1 ga

Total

94 matches
34 v
20 d
40 l

147 gf

162 ga

Historical head to head

Home

47 matches
30 v
10 d
7 l

100 gf

48 ga

Away

46 matches
10 v
10 d
26 l

61 gf

93 ga

Neutral ground

1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l

1 gf

6 ga

Total

94 matches
40 v
20 d
34 l

162 gf

147 ga

Largest victory

Overall
5 - 0
December 07, 1935
Home
5 - 0
December 07, 1935

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 1
December 01, 1900
Away
6 - 2
September 16, 1911

Latest head to head

February 07, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976

August 27, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976

August 05, 1972 - Charity Shield 1972

April 19, 1967 - Division 1 1966/1967

September 03, 1966 - Division 1 1966/1967

Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

photo Denis Law Denis Law 3 goals 1960 - 1961
photo Peter Dobing Peter Dobing 2 goals 1961 - 1963
photo Asa Hartford Asa Hartford 1 goal 1976 - 1976
photo Colin Barlow Colin Barlow 1 goal 1961 - 1961
photo Mike Summerbee Mike Summerbee 1 goal 1967 - 1967
photo Neil Young Neil Young 1 goal 1962 - 1962
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Best historical scorers against Manchester City

photo Harry Burrows Harry Burrows 4 goals 1961 - 1963
photo Lew Chatterley Lew Chatterley 2 goals 1966 - 1967
photo Peter McParland Peter McParland 2 goals 1960 - 1961
photo Gerald Hitchens Gerald Hitchens 2 goals 1960 - 1960
photo Andy Gray Andy Gray 1 goal 1976 - 1976
photo Victor Crowe Victor Crowe 1 goal 1961 - 1961
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Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

photo Alan Oakes Alan Oakes 9 matches 1961 - 1976
photo Bert Trautmann Bert Trautmann 5 matches 1960 - 1962
photo Neil Young Neil Young 5 matches 1961 - 1967
photo David Wagstaffe David Wagstaffe 5 matches 1961 - 1963
photo Bobby Kennedy Bobby Kennedy 5 matches 1961 - 1966
photo Cliff Sear Cliff Sear 5 matches 1960 - 1963
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Players with most games played vs Manchester City

photo Charlie Aitken Charlie Aitken 8 matches 1961 - 1975
photo David Nigel Sims David Nigel Sims 6 matches 1960 - 1963
photo Victor Crowe Victor Crowe 6 matches 1960 - 1963
photo Gordon Lee Gordon Lee 5 matches 1961 - 1963
photo Harry Burrows Harry Burrows 5 matches 1961 - 1963
photo John Sleeuwenhoek John Sleeuwenhoek 5 matches 1961 - 1967
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They played in both sides

42 matches

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41 matches

1970 - 1976

37 matches

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6 matches

1963 - 1967
Total : 2 players
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They played in both sides

42 matches

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41 matches

1970 - 1976

37 matches

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6 matches

1963 - 1967
Total : 2 players
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Competition info

The other matches

August 23, 1976

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August 24, 1976

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August 25, 1976

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