Game #3309
Aston Villa
8-6-6, 22 PTS
Saturday, 7 December 1974


Lost
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Bristol City
8-6-6, 22 PTS
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,390
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Bristol City
1-0

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | None
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 December 1974
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Bristol City), Jimmy Mann
🕒 | HT Bristol City 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Bristol City 1-0 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
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 December 1974
Villa’s poor League run continues at Ashton Gate but as the home side played the second half with two injured players. Villa drop to 7th, ten points off the leaders.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose in Bristol again to make it eight wins, six draws and six defeats in his first twenty League games as Villa boss.
Meanwhile, midfielder Alan Little made his final Villa appearance aged 19 before moving to Southend United later this month.
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Alan Little | 🏴 | 1974 🕒 5 | ✅ 4 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 | #573 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bristol City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 7 December 1974
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🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 9 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 February 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park.
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
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.71 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.62 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Little | 🏴 | 19.85 |
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Alan Little | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |

Bristol City
GK Ray Cashley | 🏴 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
CB David Rodgers | 🏴 |
CB Gary Collier | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 |
F Paul Cheesley | 🏴 |
F Kevin Griffin | 🏴 |
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gerry Gow | 🏴 | (W Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |)

🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Tony Betts | 🏴 |
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
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Tony Betts | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
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
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | Ankle
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate


MATCH REPORTS
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