1977–78 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1977–78 season
ChairmanSir William Dugdale, Bt[1][2]
ManagerEngland Ron Saunders
StadiumVilla Park
First Division8th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round

The 1977–78 English football season was Aston Villa's 78th in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the top division.

Villa reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup where they went out 4–3 on aggregate against Barcelona. In the domestic league, however, they struggled, and Saunders started rebuilding the team.[3]

Diary of the season[]

17 April 1978: Newcastle United lose at Aston Villa and are relegated to the Second Division.[4]

2 May 1978: Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Aston Villa 3–1 to stay in the First Division at West Ham United's expense.[4]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 14 10 62 53 +9 50 UEFA Cup 1978–79 First round
7 Coventry City 42 18 12 12 75 62 +13 48
8 Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 57 42 +15 46
9 Leeds United 42 18 10 14 63 53 +10 46
10 Manchester United 42 16 10 16 67 63 +4 42
Source:[citation needed]

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Jimmy Rimmer
- DF England ENG John Gidman
- DF Scotland SCO Gordon Smith
- DF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
- DF Scotland SCO Ken McNaught
- MF England ENG Dennis Mortimer
- FW England ENG John Deehan
- FW England ENG Brian Little
- FW Scotland SCO Andy Gray
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Gordon Cowans
- MF England ENG Frank Carrodus
- DF England ENG John Gregory
- MF Scotland SCO Alex Cropley
- DF Scotland SCO Allan Evans
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Craig
- DF England ENG John Robson
- DF England ENG Mike Buttress
- DF England ENG Ivor Linton


References[]

  1. ^ Christopher Dyer, Dugdale, Sir William Stratford, second baronet, (1922–2014) ODNB, 15 February 2018
  2. ^ "Former Villa chairman Bill Dugdale reveals battles with Doug Ellis". Business Live. May 18, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (1 November 2005). "Deadly's legacy will have lively potential" (reprint hosted at NewsBank). The Independent. London. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 140. ISBN 1859832148.

External links[]

AVFC History: 1977–78


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