Game #3340
Aston Villa
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Saturday, 23 August 1975


Lost
18th= (-5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Norwich City
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Carrow Road
Attendance: 21,797
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
Norwich City
5-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 51' | Leighton Phillips | 76' |
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 August 1975
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City, pen), Ted MacDougall
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon (pen)
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Duncan Forbes
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-3, (Norwich City), Steve Grapes
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-4, (Norwich City), Ted MacDougall
🕒 | HT Norwich City 4-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-4, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 3-4, Ray Graydon, Assist by Leighton Phillips
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 3-5, (Norwich City), Ted MacDougall
🕒 | FT Norwich City 5-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 August 1975
Three goals in fifteen minutes at the end of the first half do for Villa at Carrow Road as they fall to joint bottom of the early first table after their promotion from the second tier.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose a thriller to make it no wins, one draw and two defeats on their return to the top flight.
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Norwich City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 23 August 1975
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🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Deal, 1973-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 3-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 13 🟥 12 | 1.93
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.86 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.33 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 21.63 |
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |

Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Mick McGuire | 🏴 |
M Peter Morris | 🏴 |
M Mel Machin | 🏴 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴 |
M Steve Grapes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ted MacDougall | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded

🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH REPORTS
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Saturday, 23 August 1975
🟥 23 Aug 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road

