Game #3393
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 31,295
Norwich City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 39' | Brian Little | 63' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Lifted by Andy Gray’s brace and 17 year old Gordon Cowans’ full debut, Villa progress to the last 16 of the League Cup as they overcome the dreadful, smothering ‘football’ of John Bond’s Norwich.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
⚽ | 39' Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), Colin Suggett
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Norwich City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa see off division one rival Norwich to progress in the League Cup.
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 | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Tuesday, 21 September 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 30 🟥 31 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Norwich City
None
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Cowans replaces John Robson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.48 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.96 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 17.92 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
M Billy Steele | 🏴 |
M Mel Machin | 🏴 |
M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Suggett | 🏴 | ⚽ | (W Andy Proudlove | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Keith Masefield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
None
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
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