Game #3587
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
Won
5th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Norwich City
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,956
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 90'+2 |
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Pat Heard
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, pen
🔁 | 90'+2 Sub off, Ivor Linton, Sub on, Robert Hopkins 🟢
⚽ | 90'+2 Goal, 2-0, Robert Hopkins, Assist by Tony Morley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 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
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
Injury hit Villa beat Norwich to record their 🟩 first win in 🕒 seven as they have to dip into the depths of the reserves, one of whom, Robert Hopkins 🏴 with the game already won is "sent on, more as a token gesture" in the 92' and astonishingly scores.
Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 twelve draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty four League matches this season.
Left back Pat Heard 🏴 20 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Everton in October 1979 for a fee of £150,000 to become the 613th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Reserve team midfielder Robert Hopkins 🏴 makes a surprise debut in a Villa shirt from the subs bench as manager Ron Saunders 🏴 looks to protect his charges from any further injuries. Happily Hopkins scores what is Villa's most unlikely goal until the appearance of Michael Boulding 🏴 in 2002.
Centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 129th appearance.
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 | #612 | Youth team promotion
🟢 LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | #613 | £150,000 signing from Everton
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
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #305 |
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
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🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 305 | 🟩 | 134 🟨 | 87 🟥 84 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 20 December 1975, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.34 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.15 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 19.50 |
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
F Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | for M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | 90'+2 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 | (M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 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
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 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
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 8 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park