1977–78_Aston_Villa_F.C._season
1977–78 Aston Villa F.C. season
1977–78 season of Aston Villa
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]
There were debut appearances for Jimmy Rimmer (229), Ken McNaught, John Gregory, Tommy Craig, David Evans and Allan Evans.[4]