Game #3297
Aston Villa
6-4-2, 16 PTS
Saturday, 12 October 1974


Won
3rd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Blackpool
4-4-3, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,763
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Blackpool

Assists(s) | Sammy Morgan | 46' |
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 October 1974
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackpool
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Sammy Morgan
🟨 | 80’ Booking, Ray Graydon, Tackle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackpool
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
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 October 1974
Villa record a fifth successive home win to climb to joint third in the table with a narrow win over Blackpool thanks to Ray Graydon’s strike just 24 seconds into the second half.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it six wins, four draws and two defeats in his first twelve Division Two games as Villa boss.
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 12 October 1974
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🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 6 🟥 2 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 15 December 1973, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Leighton Phillips replaces Keith Leonard as Neil Rioch comes in for the suspended John Gidman.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.91 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.47 |
Youngest Player |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 23.52 |
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |

Blackpool
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
LB Bill Bentley | 🏴 |
LB Steve Harrison | 🏴 |
CB Glyn James | 🏴 |
CB Peter Suddaby | 🏴 |
RB John Curtis | 🏴 |
M David Tong | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M John Evanson | 🏴 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴 |
CF Mickey Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Wyn Davies | 🏴 |
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
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Oct 1974, Villa 1-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

