Game #3312
Aston Villa
10-6-7, 26 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1974


Won
6th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Bristol Rovers
8-6-10, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,557
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Bristol Rovers

Assist(s) | None
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1974
💥 | 7' Player off the field injured, Frank Carrodus
🔁 | 13’ Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, Jimmy Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bristol Rovers
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers
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 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 December 1974
Villa win for the second time in three League games but once again fail to convince as they sit sixth and eleven points off the top.
Ron Saunders' Villa return to winning ways as they narrowly beat Bristol Rovers to make it ten wins, six draws and seven defeats in his first twenty three League games as Villa boss.
Meanwhile, forward Bobby Campbell made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged just 18 before moving on to Huddersfield Town in April 1975.
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 1974 🕒 12 | ✅ 9 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 | #568 |
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: ❌
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Thursday, 26 December 1974
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🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴 | Leyland, 1972-1977
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 9 🟥 7 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴 | Leyland, 1972-1977
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 29 December 1973, Villa 1-2 Oxford, Manor Ground.
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 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.99 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 18.30 |
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
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 Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🚑 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Don Megson | 🏴 |

Bristol Rovers
GK Jim Eadie | 🏴 |
D Phil Bater | 🏴 |
FB Lindsay Parsons | 🏴 |
CB Peter Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
M Tom Stanton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jeff Coombes | 🏴 |
F Alan Warboys | 🏴 |
F David Staniforth | 🏴 |
F Gordon Fearnley | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | for W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 13' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Tom Stanton | 🏴 | (M Wayne Jones | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, 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 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 87 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, 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 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Dec 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

