Game #3519
Aston Villa
7-7-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1978
Drew
9th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Norwich City
4-9-5, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,238
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Norwich City
Assist(s) | None
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 December 1978
🟢 1’ Debut, Kenny Swain
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Kevin Reeves
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 1-1 Own Goal, Mick McGuire
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 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
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 December 1978
An excellent debut from Kenny Swain 🏴 promises much but a scarcely believable rearguard action from former Villa ‘keeper Kevin Keelan 🏴 keeps Ron Saunders’ 🏴men at bay and they have to settle for a point against John Bond’s 🏴 woefully negative anti-football style.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa go three games unbeaten to make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 nineteen division one games this season.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 26 makes his 🕒 debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Chelsea for a fee of £100,000 earlier this month to become the 602nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | #602 | £100,000 signing from Chelsea
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
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #237 |
Saturday, 16 December 1978
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🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1971-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 237 | 🟩 | 109 🟨 | 63 🟥 65 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1971-1978
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
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams and Kenny Swain (debut) replace Gary Shaw and Gordon Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.87 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.01 |
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Bond | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Ian Davies | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Mick McGuire | 🏴 |
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Martin Chivers | 🏴 |
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Jimmy Neighbour | 🏴 |
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
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 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
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 16 Dec 1978, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park