Game #3393
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Norwich City
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,295
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 39' | Brian Little | 63' |
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
⚽ | 39' Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), Colin Suggett
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Norwich City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
Lifted by Andy Gray’s brace 🏴 and 17 year old Gordon Cowans’ 🏴 full debut, Villa progress to the last 16 of the League Cup as they overcome the dreadful, smothering ‘football’ of John Bond’s Norwich.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 41st appearance to make it ⚽ 21 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 70th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 138th appearance (131 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W61 🟨 D39 🟥 L38, ⚽ 41 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists at a rate of one every 1.97 games.
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
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🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 30 🟥 31 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Cowans replaces John Robson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.48 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.96 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 17.92 |
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
M Billy Steele | 🏴 |
M Mel Machin | 🏴 |
M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Suggett | 🏴 | ⚽ | (W Andy Proudlove | 🏴 |)
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Sep 1976, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park