Game #3290
Aston Villa
2-3-2, 7 PTS
Saturday, 14 September 1974
Lost
6th= (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Bristol Rovers
2-2-1, 4 PTS
Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 14,035
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
Bristol Rovers
2-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 September 1974
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-1, (Bristol Rovers), Alan Warboys
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 0-2, (Bristol Rovers), Alan Warboys
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 September 1974
Ron Saunders' Villa lose to Bristol Rovers to make it two wins, three draws and two defeats in his first seven League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, Goalkeeper Graham Moseley made the final appearance of his loan spell aged 20 after a challenging third game for Villa before returning to Derby County. Also departing was midfielder Pat McMahon who made his final appearance for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Portland Timbers in March 1976. McMahon played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 149 appearances and scoring 30 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 14 September 1974
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 4 🟥 2 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 March 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.
Cards: None
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Moseley replaces Jim Cumbes in goal as Pat McMahon and Bobby Campbell (first appearance of the season) come in for Chico Hamilton and Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.55 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.39 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 18.01 |
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Graham Moseley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🏴 |
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Don Megson | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Jim Eadie | 🏴 |
RB Trevor Jacobs | 🏴 |
CB Peter Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
D Phil Bater | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
M Tom Stanton | 🏴 |
W Kenny Stephens | 🏴 |
F Alan Warboys | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Gordon Fearnley | 🏴 |
CF Bruce Bannister | 🏴 |
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Phil Bater | 🏴 | (F John Rudge | 🏴 |)
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
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
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Graham Moseley | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 September 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH REPORTS
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