Game #3536
Aston Villa
12-14-9, 38 PTS
Saturday, 21 April 1979
10th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 40' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
Team News
Gary Shelton replaces Allan Evans.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.21 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 19.05 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-1
🟩 21 Apr 1979, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
Scorer(s) | Gary Shelton | 13' | Alex Cropley | 72' |
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 13' | John Gidman | 72' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shelton, Assist by Alex Cropley
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), Justin Fashanu
🔁 | 40’ Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, Ivor Linton
🕒 | HT Norwich City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-1, Alex Cropley, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Norwich City 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1978-79 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #254 |
Saturday, 21 April 1979
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Toseland | 🏴 | Kettering, 1971-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ray Toseland | 🏴 | Kettering, 1971-1979
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 24 | 🟩 W13 (54% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L7 (29% ) | ⚽ 44 | 🥅 33 | GD 11
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 254 | 🟩 | 114 🟨 | 70 🟥 70 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Norwich City
7-21-11, 35 PTS
Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,061
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
LB Ian Davies | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Mick McGuire | 🏴 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 | ⚽ |
John Bond | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
The utter insanity of Villa’s injury ravaged season gains in intensity as right back John Gidman 🏴 is hospitalised for a dressing room injury with fears he has severed an artery whilst centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 is forced to leave the field of play on 40’ for his own hospital visit for an x-ray on his ankle injury.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 has to line up in central defence just to keep Villa at XI in the second half.
Against that backdrop Villa achieve the remarkable and remain joint 10th in the table with between three and five games in hand on those above them.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa record successive 🟩 victories to make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 fourteen draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty five division one games this season.
Midfielder Gary Shelton’s 🏴 strong start to his Villa career continues as playing his first game in two monthe he scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 16th appearance.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward John Deehan 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt.
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