Game #3362
Aston Villa
7-7-7, 21 PTS
Saturday, 13 December 1975
Won
11th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 30,478
Norwich City
Villa Park
7-4-10, 18 PTS
Aston Villa
3-2
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 17' | Frank Carrodus | 22' | Ray Graydon | 57' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, beginning to look comfortable at this level, record another strong win and performance as Ron Saunders’ injury hit and youthful side beat a resilient Norwich to return to 11th in the table thanks to a brace from John Deehan and a goal and assist from the in form Ray Graydon.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 December 1975
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Martin Peters, 75 seconds
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 2-1, John Deehan, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Norwich City
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 2-2, (Norwich City), Ted McDougall
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 3-2, John Deehan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Norwich City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins, seven draws and seven defeats in twenty one League games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Norwich City
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 13 December 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 19 🟥 20 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Brian Daniels
CARDS
Villa
None
Norwich City
None
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray replaces Frank Pimblett.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.93 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.19 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 18.36 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴 |
CB Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Peter Morris | 🏴 |
M Mel Machin | 🏴 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴 |
CF Ted MacDougall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mick McGuire | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 15 December 1975
The reports were good and there was even a profile on television but John Deehan was still worried. He thought he was playing well but his concern was that one goal in six games was not good enough for a striker. So his relief was evident when he scored two on Saturday even though, as he admitted later, he may be back in the reserves in a couple of weeks.
He realises that soon Brian Little and Keith Leonard will have recovered from their cartilage operations and that his first team chances may be limited. But he is prepared for it and as long as he remains in the first team squad and is occasionally substitute he will be happy.
When Little and Leonard, last season’s main strikers, do recover, and they should be fit in the New Year, manager, Ron Saunders, will have the sort of problem he would prefer: four proven strikers, the oldest of which is Leonard at 24, with two places to fill. And although Deehan, at 18 the youngest, is prepared for demotion, if he continues to play as at present, Saunders will be unable to leave him out. It was the first time I had seen him and he confirmed all the reports.
He took his goals without fuss and the rest of his game showed the same simple economy. At times he was too good to be true and a more accurate assessment of his ability will have to wait until he settles Into the First Division.
At the moment, it is all new to him and he sometimes attempted things that more experienced players might not have tried. But they often came off and such youthful enthusiasm, in concert with Andy Gray’s, was an antidote to the bitterly cold afternoon.
While all 22 players deserve reward for playing so well on such a difficult pitch - it was hard and slippery - and Deehan and Gray caught the eye, there were two more experienced players whose contributions to Villa’s game were just as valuable.
Ray Graydon scored the equalising goal, after Martin Peters had put Norwich ahead after 75 seconds, while Frank Carrodus had a compelling match.
Carrodus often had “anonymous” games in which his work goes unrecognised but on Saturday he was the difference between victory and defeat. His stamina and running in midfield seemed to give Villa an extra man in a game which had to remain open because of the conditions.
Mistakes were frequent, players either slipping or failing to control the ball. but Carrodus seemed to be wherever you looked, always supporting someone, often making a telling pass, as with Deehan’s first goal that put Villa ahead for the first time and the contrast in styles was fascinating.
Norwich prepared to build their attacks with neat short passes. Villa attacked in huge splashes of colour using the width of the pitch.
Their third goal after Ted MacDougall had equalised was typical. Gray found Graydon with a 40-yard pass, raced forward to control the cross and push it sideways to Deehan who killed it before clipping it wide of Kevin Keelan.
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