WBA 2-0 Newcastle United - April 12, 1978 / Division 1 1977/1978
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45+5'
45+22'
WBA
50' - Goal
Cyrille Regis50
67' - Goal
Paddy Mulligan67
WBA
46' - Substitution
James Scottis substituted by John Bird
NU
NU
Team line-ups
WBA
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tony Godden | 22 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Statham | 19 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Robertson | 25 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Brown | 27 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paddy Mulligan | 67 | 33 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
John Trewick | 20 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 21 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Len Cantello | 26 | 167 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Brown | 32 | 426 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 50 | 20 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Laurie Cunningham | 22 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
105
Newcastle United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mike Mahoney | 27 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Barton | 18 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenneth Mitchell | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Irving Nattrass | 25 | 223 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Kennedy | 23 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Blackhall | 21 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Scott | 46 | 18 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ralph Callachan | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Micky Burns | 31 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark McGhee | 20 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Barrowclough | 26 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
22.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
84
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
John Bird | 46 | 29 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kenneth Mitchell
IN
Geoff Nulty
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
17
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Atkinson vs Newcastle United
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Atkinson vs McGarry
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
26
Success rate in this team:
19 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
McGarry vs WBA
5 victories
1 draw
4 losses
McGarry vs Atkinson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
Newcastle United keeps its 14 consecutive matches without a win in Premier League running (since 14/01/1978). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 14/04/1934 (12 matches)
It's the first time Cyrille Regis scores a goal vs in his professional career since the 10/09/1977 (with vs )
WBA keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 22/03/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/02/1977-16/03/1977 time period (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWest Bromwich Albion 0-1 Liverpool14/01/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 3-2 Manchester United01/02/1978 | DWest Bromwich Albion 3-3 Coventry25/02/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest11/03/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Queens Park Rangers22/03/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bristol City27/03/1978 |
| Overall | DManchester United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion18/03/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-0 Queens Park Rangers22/03/1978 | LArsenal 4-0 West Bromwich Albion25/03/1978 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bristol City27/03/1978 | VLeicester 0-1 West Bromwich Albion01/04/1978 | LIpswich Town 3-1 West Bromwich Albion08/04/1978 |
Current form
| Away | LWrexham 4-1 Newcastle United06/02/1978 | DDerby County 1-1 Newcastle United04/03/1978 | DChelsea 2-2 Newcastle United18/03/1978 | LNottingham Forest 2-0 Newcastle United25/03/1978 | LBristol City 3-1 Newcastle United01/04/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Newcastle United04/04/1978 |
| Overall | LNewcastle United 0-2 Everton24/03/1978 | LNottingham Forest 2-0 Newcastle United25/03/1978 | DNewcastle United 2-2 Manchester City29/03/1978 | LBristol City 3-1 Newcastle United01/04/1978 | DCoventry 0-0 Newcastle United04/04/1978 | DNewcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa08/04/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 8 | 15 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
35 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
36 |
|
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
14 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
12 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
9 |
Losses (Competition total) |
21 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
11 |
Goals
|
50 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
39 |
|
27 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
45 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
64 |
|
12 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
32 |
|
1.43 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.08 |
|
1.69 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.88 |
|
1.29 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.78 |
|
0.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.88 |
Betting aid
|
21 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
18 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
12 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
6 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
13 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
18 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
18 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Tony Brown | 16 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Micky Burns | |
| Tony Brown | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Micky Burns | |
| Tony Brown | 6 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Micky Burns | |
| Tony Brown | 4 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Micky Burns | |
| Tony Brown | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Micky Burns | |
Historical head to head
Home
97 gf
57 ga
Away
67 gf
93 ga
Total
164 gf
150 ga
Historical head to head
Home
93 gf
67 ga
Away
57 gf
97 ga
Total
150 gf
164 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
September 05, 1960 |
| Home | 6 - 0 |
September 05, 1960 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
November 26, 1949 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
February 16, 1974 |
Latest head to head
September 10, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
March 19, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 06, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
February 16, 1974 - FA Cup 1973/1974
November 04, 1972 - Division 1 1972/1973
Best historical scorers against Newcastle United
|
Tony Brown | 7 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
 |
Jeff Astle | 6 goals | 1968 - 1970 |
|
Clive Clark | 4 goals | 1966 - 1969 |
|
John Kaye | 4 goals | 1965 - 1969 |
|
Alec Jackson | 3 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Bobby Gould | 3 goals | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against WBA
 |
Malcolm Macdonald | 5 goals | 1971 - 1972 |
|
Bryan Robson | 4 goals | 1966 - 1970 |
|
John Tudor | 3 goals | 1971 - 1972 |
|
Keith Dyson | 3 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
|
Jimmy Smith | 2 goals | 1971 - 1972 |
|
Ron McGarry | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Newcastle United
|
Tony Brown | 15 matches | 1966 - 1976 |
|
Jeff Astle | 13 matches | 1965 - 1971 |
 |
Bobby Hope | 12 matches | 1960 - 1972 |
|
John Kaye | 11 matches | 1965 - 1971 |
|
Doug Fraser | 10 matches | 1965 - 1970 |
|
Asa Hartford | 9 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs WBA
|
Frank Clark | 15 matches | 1965 - 1972 |
|
Dave Craig | 13 matches | 1965 - 1977 |
|
Willie McFaul | 10 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
|
Wyn Davies | 9 matches | 1967 - 1971 |
|
Bryan Robson | 8 matches | 1966 - 1970 |
|
Tommy Gibb | 8 matches | 1968 - 1972 |
They played in both sides
18 matches
11 matches
They played in both sides
18 matches
11 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 04, 1978
March 11, 1978
March 14, 1978
March 15, 1978
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