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 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 30' |
🟩 23 Apr 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
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 Apr 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 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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 Apr 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 Apr 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
🕒 150 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 39 🟥 38 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Hughes | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Billy Steele | 🏴 | (CB David Jones | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Apr 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 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M David T Hughes | 🏴 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Apr 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 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Apr 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 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Apr 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park