| Aston Villa 1977-78 | 20-Aug | 24-Aug | 27-Aug | 03-Sep | 10-Sep | 17-Sep | 23-Sep | 01-Oct | 05-Oct | 08-Oct | 15-Oct | 22-Oct | 29-Oct | 05-Nov | 12-Nov | 19-Nov | 03-Dec | 10-Dec | 17-Dec | 26-Dec | 27-Dec | 31-Dec | 02-Jan | 14-Jan | 28-Jan | 04-Feb | 25-Feb | 04-Mar | 11-Mar | 18-Mar | 21-Mar | 25-Mar | 29-Mar | 01-Apr | 05-Apr | 08-Apr | 15-Apr | 17-Apr | 22-Apr | 26-Apr | 29-Apr | 02-May | First Division W/D/L: 18/10/14 | |||||||||
|   | Queens Park Rangers | Manchester City | Everton | Bristol City | Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham City | Leeds United | Leicester City | Norwich City | West Ham United | Manchester United | Liverpool | Middlesbrough | Chelsea | Ipswich Town | West Bromwich Albion | Middlesbrough | Coventry City | Derby County | Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers | Everton | Bristol City | Arsenal | Birmingham City | Leicester City | Norwich City | West Ham United | Coventry City | Derby County | Manchester United | Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle United | Chelsea | Newcastle United | West Bromwich Albion | Leeds United | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton Wanderers | N | Starts | Minutes | Own goals | Goals | |||||
| A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | |||||||||||
| 2-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 6-1 | 1-3 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Rimmer | G | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 42 | 42 | 3780 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken McNaught | D | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 30 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 3496 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Gordon Smith | D | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 38 | 38 | 3420 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leighton Phillips | D | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 3150 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| John Gidman | D | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 3016 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Allan Evans | D | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 9 | 766 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Robson | D | 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Buttress | D | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Mortimer | M | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 42 | 42 | 3780 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Frank Carrodus | M | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 3512 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Gordon Cowans | M | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 35 | 30 | 2897 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| John Gregory | M | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 2115 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Cropley | M | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 17 | 17 | 1530 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Craig | M | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivor Linton | M | 45 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Little | F | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 3556 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| John Deehan | F | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 36 | 35 | 3107 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Andy Gray | F | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 2703 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Ron Saunders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1976-77 | 1978-79› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||