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 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
Bristol Rovers
2-0

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | None
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville


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
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
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 September 1974
Villa lose for the second time under Ron Saunders as they are beaten at Eastville to fall back to 6th in the table ahead of their League Cup replay at Goodison.
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.
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Graham Moseley | 🏴 | 1974 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 🔁 (0) | 🥅 1.33 | ⛔ 0% | 🇺 0 | #571 |
🔴 M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 1969-74 | 1969-74 🕒 149 | ✅ 141 🔁 (8) | ⚽ 30 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 7 | #538 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: ❌
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 14 September 1974
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🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 4 🟥 2 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

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
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
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

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 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Phil Bater | 🏴 | (F John Rudge | 🏴 |)

🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Sep 1974, Villa 0-2 Bristol Rovers, Eastville


MATCH REPORTS
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