Game #3455
Aston Villa
5-2-4, 12 PTS
Saturday, 15 October 1977
Won
8th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Norwich City
5-3-3, 13 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,978
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 18' | 62' | Andy Gray | 77' |
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 October 1977
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
🔁 | Sub off, John Deehan (Injury), Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 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
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 October 1977
Andy Gray scores for the third successive game as Villa put a thuggish Norwich - led by manager’s son Kevin Bond - to the sword to climb to joint eighth in the table.
Villa win successive league matches to make it five wins, two draws and four defeats in eleven division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Gordon Cowans scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 35th appearance (27 Starts) to make it W19 D5 L11, 5 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.38 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 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
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #173 |
Saturday, 15 October 1977
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🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 173 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 | 43 🟥 46 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
🆘 Missed the worst excesses of a typically yobbish Bond Sr and Jr performance.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 30 October 1976, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 tbc
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Little replaces Gordon Cowans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.94 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 29.70 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.21 |
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |
M Doug Evans | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Neighbour | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | for F John Deehan | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mark Nightingale | 🏴 |
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
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 36 | 8* | 5* | 3 | 19* | 5 | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 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
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 October 1977
🟩 15 Oct 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park