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 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 18' | 62' | Andy Gray | 77' |
🟩 15 October 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
🟩 15 October 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 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Norwich City
🟩 15 October 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 October 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 173 | 🟩 | 84 🟨 | 43 🟥 46 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 15 October 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: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 15 October 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 October 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 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ | for F John Deehan | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 15 October 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 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 35 | 8* | 5* | 3 | 19* | 5 | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 15 October 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 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 15 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 15 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 15 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 October 1977
🟩 15 October 1977, Villa 3-0 Norwich, Villa Park.