Game #3432
Aston Villa
19-5-9, 43 PTS
Saturday, 23 April 1977
Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Norwich City
13-7-19, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,899
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 30' |
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 April 1977
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Alex Cropley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, David Hughes
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 April 1977
Villa play their seventh game in 21 days as they beat Norwich to remain fifth in the table, seven points behind leaders Liverpool with three games in hand. In search of their latest win to keep up their title chase, Villa are subject to the typical foul play repertoire of John Bond’s Norwich who are lucky not to have players sent from the field for their over the top tackling.
Ron Saunders' Villa in the boss' 150th game in charge record a fourth successive League win to make it nineteen wins, five draws and nine defeats in thirty three division one games this season. As Villa win, title rivals Ipswich lose again and now have a lead of just six points against Villa's five games in hand. Liverpool and Manchester City make up the rest of the challengers.
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 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: 1976-77
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 23 April 1977
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🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 150 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 18 December 1976, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Young replaces Chris Nicholl.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.05 |
Oldest Player |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 29.78 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.50 |
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |
M Billy Steele | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mel Machin | 🏴 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Hughes | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Billy Steele | 🏴 | (CB David Jones | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 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
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 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
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.