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1976–77 Aston Villa F.C. Season
The 1976–77 in English football, 1976–77 season was Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa's 77th in the Football League and their second consecutive season in the top division. Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955), Andy Gray and was joint winner of England's Premier League Golden Boot, golden boot with Arsenal's Malcolm Macdonald in 1976–77 in English football, 1976–77. Gray's 29 goals helped Villa to a fourth-place finish and victory in the Football League Cup, League Cup, and earned him the PFA Young Player of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year awards. There were debut appearances for Gordon Smith (footballer, born July 1954), Gordon Smith (79), Alex Cropley (67)Charlie Young (11) Mick Buttress (3), David T Hughes (4) and Ivor Linton (27). Diary of the season 31 Aug 1976: No fewer than nine teams are level on four points at the top of the First Division after three matches. Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa lead on goal difference. Norwich City are the only team yet to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, England. Located immediately to the north-east of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles from Birmingham City Centre. History Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Estone", having a mill, a priest and therefore probably a church, woodland and ploughland. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in medieval times to replace an earlier church. The body of the church was rebuilt by J. A. Chatwin during the period 1879 to 1890; the 15th century tower and spire, which was partly rebuilt in 1776, being the only survivors of the medieval building. The ancient parish of Aston (known as Aston juxta Birmingham) was large. It was separated from the parish of Birmingham by AB Row, which currently exists in the Eastside of the city at just 50 yards in length. Aston, as Aston Manor, was governed by a Local Board from 1869 and was created as an Urban Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
