Game #3300
Aston Villa
7-5-2, 19 PTS
Saturday, 26 October 1974


Won
3rd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Sheffield Wednesday
2-5-9, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,977
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Sheffield Wednesday

Assists(s) | Leighton Phillips | 35' |
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1974
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Leighton Phillips
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Tommy Craig
⚽ | 35' Goal, 2-1, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Leighton Phillips
⚽ | 43' Goal, 3-1, Ray Graydon (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Ian Ross, Sub on Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
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
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 October 1974
Villa score three or more goals for the fifth time in seven home League games to move to 3rd in the second division table.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins, five draws and two defeats in his first fourteen League games as Villa boss.
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, 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
Sheffield Wednesday


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 26 October 1974
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🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1973–1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 7 🟥 2 | 1.89
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Turvey | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1973–1978 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.95 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.51 |
Youngest Player |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 23.55 |
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, 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 Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Derek Dooley | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Peter Springett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Rodrigues | 🏴 |
CB Alan Thompson | 🏴 |
CB John Holsgrove | 🏴 |
M Eric McMordie | 🇬🇧 |
M Ken Knighton | 🏴 |
M Colin Harvey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Brown | 🏴 |
W Eric Potts | 🏴 |
F Brian Joicey | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for CB Ian Ross | 🏴 | 85' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Harvey | 🏴 | (M Fred McIver | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 71 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, 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
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
Suspension | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Oct 1974, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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