WBA 1-0 Southampton - May 08, 1979 / Division 1 1978/1979
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Team line-ups
WBA
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Tony Godden | 23 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Robertson | 26 | 217 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Statham | 20 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Brown | 28 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brendon Batson | 26 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Trewick | 46 | 21 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bryan Robson | 22 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Wile | 32 | 240 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 21 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Laurie Cunningham | 23 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Mills | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
107
Southampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Peter Wells | 22 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Nicholl | 32 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nick Holmes | 24 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Malcolm Waldron | 22 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Peach | 28 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Hebberd | 20 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Austin Hayes | 20 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Williams | 20 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Baker | 20 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Ball | 33 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Philip Boyer | 30 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
54
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Tony Brown | 46 | 33 | 468 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Laurie Cunningham
IN
Tony Brown
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Steve Williams
IN
Manny Andruszewski
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
79
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Atkinson vs Southampton
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Atkinson vs McMenemy
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
291
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
McMenemy vs WBA
6 victories
3 draws
1 loss
McMenemy vs Atkinson
1 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Videos
Key figures

No Southampton manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Lawrie McMenemy has done less than 1.26 goals conceded per game .

End of streak for WBA after 6 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Southampton in Premier League (since 13/03/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 18/01/1969 (2 matches)

No West Bromwich Albion manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Atkinson has done less than 0.99 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Derby County26/03/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 4-0 Manchester City04/04/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Everton07/04/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal14/04/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Wolverhampton21/04/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Manchester United05/05/1979 |
Overall | LBristol City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion17/04/1979 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Wolverhampton21/04/1979 | DBirmingham City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion24/04/1979 | DMiddlesbrough 1-1 West Bromwich Albion28/04/1979 | VEverton 0-2 West Bromwich Albion01/05/1979 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Manchester United05/05/1979 |
Current form
Away | DTottenham 0-0 Southampton28/03/1979 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Southampton07/04/1979 | VChelsea 1-2 Southampton14/04/1979 | LCoventry 4-0 Southampton21/04/1979 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Southampton02/05/1979 | LLiverpool 2-0 Southampton05/05/1979 |
Overall | LCoventry 4-0 Southampton21/04/1979 | DSouthampton 1-1 Liverpool24/04/1979 | VSouthampton 1-0 Manchester City28/04/1979 | DSouthampton 1-1 Manchester United30/04/1979 | LNottingham Forest 1-0 Southampton02/05/1979 | LLiverpool 2-0 Southampton05/05/1979 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 12 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 21 | 5 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 3 | 2 |
Winless streak | 3 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 4 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 3 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 5 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
38 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
41 |
19 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
20 |
22 |
Victories (Competition total) |
12 |
12 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
11 |
Draws (Competition total) |
16 |
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
5 |
Losses (Competition total) |
13 |
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
11 |
Goals
70 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
47 |
37 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
33 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
52 |
14 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
32 |
1.84 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.15 |
1.95 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.6 |
0.87 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.27 |
0.74 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.6 |
Betting aid
18 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
18 |
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
13 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
13 |
7 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
13 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
11 |
23 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
20 |
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Ally Brown | 18 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 8 goals | Nick Holmes | ![]() |
![]() | Ally Brown | 10 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Nick Holmes | ![]() |
![]() | Ally Brown | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | David Peach | ![]() |
![]() | Ally Brown | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | David Peach | ![]() |
![]() | Cyrille Regis | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Philip Boyer | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
31 gf
20 ga
Away
21 gf
38 ga
Total
52 gf
58 ga
Historical head to head
Home
38 gf
21 ga
Away
20 gf
31 ga
Total
58 gf
52 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
May 03, 1930 |
Home | 5 - 1 |
May 03, 1930 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
February 17, 1976 |
Away | 3 - 0 |
February 01, 1975 |
Latest head to head
April 13, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979
March 12, 1979 - FA Cup 1978/1979
March 10, 1979 - FA Cup 1978/1979
February 17, 1976 - FA Cup 1975/1976
February 14, 1976 - FA Cup 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Southampton
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Tony Brown | 4 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
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Colin Suggett | 3 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
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Asa Hartford | 3 goals | 1970 - 1972 |
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Clive Clark | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
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Jeff Astle | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
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Len Cantello | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against WBA
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Ron Davies | 7 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
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Mick Channon | 3 goals | 1968 - 1972 |
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Philip Boyer | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
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Terry Paine | 2 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
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Jimmy Gabriel | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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John Sydenham | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Southampton
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Tony Brown | 15 matches | 1967 - 1979 |
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Jeff Astle | 11 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
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John Osborne | 10 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
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Bobby Hope | 10 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
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John Kaye | 9 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
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Doug Fraser | 8 matches | 1967 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs WBA
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Terry Paine | 14 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
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Ron Davies | 11 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
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Jimmy Gabriel | 10 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
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Dave Walker | 10 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
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Hugh Fisher | 9 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
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Mick Channon | 9 matches | 1967 - 1973 |
They played in both sides
117 matches


3 matches
They played in both sides
117 matches


3 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 22, 1978
December 23, 1978
January 31, 1979
March 20, 1979
April 03, 1979
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