Game #3481
Aston Villa
11-7-11, 29 PTS
Saturday, 11 March 1978
Lost
11th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Norwich City
10-13-8, 33 PTS
Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,031
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
Norwich City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Smith | 87' |
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 March 1978
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Kevin Reeves
🕒 | HT Norwich City 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Allan Evans, Sub on, John Gregory
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-2, (Norwich City, pen), John Ryan
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-1, John Gregory, Assist by Gordon Smith
🕒 | FT Norwich City 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Tommy Craig, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Smith
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 March 1978
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
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
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #199 |
Saturday, 11 March 1978
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🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Hadley Wood, Herts, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 199 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 51 🟥 55 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Hadley Wood, Herts, 1974-1985
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 March 1977, Villa 4-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gidman and Tommy Craig replace Gordon Cowans and John Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.10 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 20.61 |
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Mick McGuire | 🏴 |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴 |
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴 | ⚽ | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 64' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
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
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
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
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 11 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Norwich, Carrow Road.