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Aston Villa's First Division matches
1978/1979
Home
Away
Sat 19 Aug 1978
Villa Park
Sat
19 Aug
Aston Villa
1
โ
0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
P6
2pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
0
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wed 23 Aug 1978
White Hart Lane
Wed
23 Aug
Tottenham Hotspur
1
โ
4
Aston Villa
White Hart Lane
P1
4pts
Tottenham Hotspur
1
โ
4
Aston Villa
Sat 26 Aug 1978
Ashton Gate
Sat
26 Aug
Bristol City
1
โ
0
Aston Villa
Ashton Gate
P6
4pts
Bristol City
1
โ
0
Aston Villa
Sat 2 Sep 1978
Villa Park
Sat
2 Sep
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Southampton
Villa Park
P6
5pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Southampton
Sat 9 Sep 1978
Portman Road
Sat
9 Sep
Ipswich Town
0
โ
2
Aston Villa
Portman Road
P5
7pts
Ipswich Town
0
โ
2
Aston Villa
Sat 16 Sep 1978
Villa Park
Sat
16 Sep
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Everton
Villa Park
P5
8pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Everton
Sat 23 Sep 1978
Loftus Road
Sat
23 Sep
Queens Park Rangers
1
โ
0
Aston Villa
Loftus Road
P7
8pts
Queens Park Rangers
1
โ
0
Aston Villa
Sat 30 Sep 1978
Villa Park
Sat
30 Sep
Aston Villa
1
โ
2
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
P12
8pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
2
Nottingham Forest
Sat 7 Oct 1978
Highbury
Sat
7 Oct
Arsenal
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Highbury
P10
9pts
Arsenal
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Sat 14 Oct 1978
Villa Park
Sat
14 Oct
Aston Villa
2
โ
2
Manchester United
Villa Park
P10
10pts
Aston Villa
2
โ
2
Manchester United
Sat 21 Oct 1978
St Andrews
Sat
21 Oct
Birmingham City
0
โ
1
Aston Villa
St Andrews
P8
12pts
Birmingham City
0
โ
1
Aston Villa
Fri 27 Oct 1978
Villa Park
Fri
27 Oct
Aston Villa
0
โ
2
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
P8
12pts
Aston Villa
0
โ
2
Middlesbrough
Sat 4 Nov 1978
Villa Park
Sat
4 Nov
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Manchester City
Villa Park
P10
13pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Manchester City
Sat 11 Nov 1978
Molineux
Sat
11 Nov
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0
โ
4
Aston Villa
Molineux
P9
15pts
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0
โ
4
Aston Villa
Sat 18 Nov 1978
Villa Park
Sat
18 Nov
Aston Villa
2
โ
0
Bristol City
Villa Park
P7
17pts
Aston Villa
2
โ
0
Bristol City
Tue 21 Nov 1978
The Dell
Tue
21 Nov
Southampton
2
โ
0
Aston Villa
The Dell
P8
17pts
Southampton
2
โ
0
Aston Villa
Sat 25 Nov 1978
The Hawthorns
Sat
25 Nov
West Bromwich Albion
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
The Hawthorns
P9
18pts
West Bromwich Albion
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Sat 9 Dec 1978
Stamford Bridge
Sat
9 Dec
Chelsea
0
โ
1
Aston Villa
Stamford Bridge
P10
20pts
Chelsea
0
โ
1
Aston Villa
Sat 16 Dec 1978
Villa Park
Sat
16 Dec
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Norwich City
Villa Park
P10
21pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Norwich City
Sat 23 Dec 1978
Baseball Ground
Sat
23 Dec
Derby County
0
โ
0
Aston Villa
Baseball Ground
P9
22pts
Derby County
0
โ
0
Aston Villa
Tue 26 Dec 1978
Villa Park
Tue
26 Dec
Aston Villa
2
โ
2
Leeds United
Villa Park
P10
23pts
Aston Villa
2
โ
2
Leeds United
Wed 31 Jan 1979
Goodison Park
Wed
31 Jan
Everton
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Goodison Park
P10
24pts
Everton
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Sat 24 Feb 1979
Old Trafford
Sat
24 Feb
Manchester United
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Old Trafford
P12
25pts
Manchester United
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Sat 3 Mar 1979
Villa Park
Sat
3 Mar
Aston Villa
1
โ
0
Birmingham City
Villa Park
P11
27pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
0
Birmingham City
Wed 7 Mar 1979
Villa Park
Wed
7 Mar
Aston Villa
3
โ
0
Bolton Wanderers
Villa Park
P8
29pts
Aston Villa
3
โ
0
Bolton Wanderers
Sat 10 Mar 1979
Ayresome Park
Sat
10 Mar
Middlesbrough
2
โ
0
Aston Villa
Ayresome Park
P8
29pts
Middlesbrough
2
โ
0
Aston Villa
Tue 20 Mar 1979
Villa Park
Tue
20 Mar
Aston Villa
3
โ
1
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
P8
31pts
Aston Villa
3
โ
1
Queens Park Rangers
Sat 24 Mar 1979
Villa Park
Sat
24 Mar
Aston Villa
2
โ
3
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
P11
31pts
Aston Villa
2
โ
3
Tottenham Hotspur
Wed 28 Mar 1979
Villa Park
Wed
28 Mar
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Coventry City
Villa Park
P10
32pts
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Coventry City
Wed 4 Apr 1979
City Ground
Wed
4 Apr
Nottingham Forest
4
โ
0
Aston Villa
City Ground
P13
32pts
Nottingham Forest
4
โ
0
Aston Villa
Sat 7 Apr 1979
Highfield Road
Sat
7 Apr
Coventry City
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Highfield Road
P12
33pts
Coventry City
1
โ
1
Aston Villa
Wed 11 Apr 1979
Villa Park
Wed
11 Apr
Aston Villa
3
โ
3
Derby County
Villa Park
P10
34pts
Aston Villa
3
โ
3
Derby County
Sat 14 Apr 1979
Elland Road
Sat
14 Apr
Leeds United
1
โ
0
Aston Villa
Elland Road
P14
34pts
Leeds United
1
โ
0
Aston Villa
Mon 16 Apr 1979
Villa Park
Mon
16 Apr
Aston Villa
3
โ
1
Liverpool
Villa Park
P10
36pts
Aston Villa
3
โ
1
Liverpool
Sat 21 Apr 1979
Carrow Road
Sat
21 Apr
Norwich City
1
โ
2
Aston Villa
Carrow Road
P10
38pts
Norwich City
1
โ
2
Aston Villa
Wed 25 Apr 1979
Villa Park
Wed
25 Apr
Aston Villa
5
โ
1
Arsenal
Villa Park
P9
40pts
Aston Villa
5
โ
1
Arsenal
Sat 28 Apr 1979
Villa Park
Sat
28 Apr
Aston Villa
2
โ
1
Chelsea
Villa Park
P8
42pts
Aston Villa
2
โ
1
Chelsea
Wed 2 May 1979
Villa Park
Wed
2 May
Aston Villa
2
โ
2
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
P8
43pts
Aston Villa
2
โ
2
Ipswich Town
Sat 5 May 1979
Burnden Park
Sat
5 May
Bolton Wanderers
0
โ
0
Aston Villa
Burnden Park
P8
44pts
Bolton Wanderers
0
โ
0
Aston Villa
Tue 8 May 1979
Anfield
Tue
8 May
Liverpool
3
โ
0
Aston Villa
Anfield
P8
44pts
Liverpool
3
โ
0
Aston Villa
Fri 11 May 1979
Villa Park
Fri
11 May
Aston Villa
0
โ
1
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
P8
44pts
Aston Villa
0
โ
1
West Bromwich Albion
Tue 15 May 1979
Maine Road
Tue
15 May
Manchester City
2
โ
3
Aston Villa
Maine Road
P8
46pts
Manchester City
2
โ
3
Aston Villa
Aston Villa's FA Cup matches
1978/1979
Wed 10 Jan 1979
Rnd 3
City Ground
AET
Wed
10 Jan
Nottingham Forest
2
โ
0
Rnd 3
Aston Villa
City Ground
AET
Nottingham Forest
2
โ
0
Rnd 3
Aston Villa
Aston Villa's League Cup matches
1978/1979
Wed 30 Aug 1978
Rnd 2
Villa Park
31,152
AET
Wed
30 Aug
Aston Villa
1
โ
0
Rnd 2
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
31,152
AET
Aston Villa
1
โ
0
Rnd 2
Sheffield Wednesday
Wed 4 Oct 1978
Rnd 3
Villa Park
30,690
AET
Wed
4 Oct
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Rnd 3
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
30,690
AET
Aston Villa
1
โ
1
Rnd 3
Crystal Palace
Tue 10 Oct 1978
Rnd 3 ยท Replay
Selhurst Park
33,155
AET
Tue
10 Oct
Crystal Palace
0
โ
0
Rnd 3 ยท Replay
Aston Villa
Selhurst Park
33,155
AET
Crystal Palace
0
โ
0
Rnd 3 ยท Replay
Aston Villa
Mon 16 Oct 1978
Rnd 3 ยท 2nd Replay
Highfield Road
25,445
AET
Mon
16 Oct
Aston Villa
3
โ
0
Rnd 3 ยท 2nd Replay
Crystal Palace
Highfield Road
25,445
AET
Aston Villa
3
โ
0
Rnd 3 ยท 2nd Replay
Crystal Palace
Wed 8 Nov 1978
Rnd 4
Villa Park
32,737
AET
Wed
8 Nov
Aston Villa
0
โ
2
Rnd 4
Luton Town
Villa Park
32,737
AET
Aston Villa
0
โ
2
Rnd 4
Luton Town
Season Summary โ 1978/1979
P
W
D
L
First Division
42
15
16
11
Cup
6
2
2
2
Total
48
17
18
13
Goals scored:
64
• Goals conceded:
54
• Avg scored: 1.33 • Avg conceded: 1.13
Site Members
Games involving Aston Villa
1978/1979
72
members
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2703
members
Visits to
Villa Park
1978/1979
39
members
All time
2405
members
Aston Villa
1978/1979
Manager
Ron Saunders
Squad (27)
Frank Carrodus
Gordon Cowans
Tommy Craig
Alex Cropley
John Deehan
Allan Evans
David Evans
Colin Gibson
John Gidman
Andy Gray
John Gregory
Lee Jenkins
Ivor Linton
Brian Little
Ken McNaught
Dennis Mortimer
Brendan Ormsby
Leighton Phillips
Jimmy Rimmer
Gary Shaw
Gary Shelton
Gordon Smith
Nigel Spink
Kenny Swain
Joe Ward
Gary Williams
Willie Young