Game #3313
Aston Villa
10-6-8, 26 PTS
Saturday, 28 December 1974


Lost
7th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Cardiff City
6-8-10, 20 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,040
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
Cardiff City
3-1

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | None
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 December 1974
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Derek Showers
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), John Buchanan
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 0-3, (Cardiff City), Jack Witham
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-3, Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 3-1 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
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 December 1974
Three goals down at half time, Villa lose for the third time in five games and five out of their last six games with a desperate improvement in form needed in 1975 after a poor November and December had derailed their promotion challenge.
Ron Saunders' Villa collapse to defeat again to make it ten wins, six draws and eight defeats in his first twenty four League games as Villa boss.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Brown made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Preston North End in October 1975. Jimmy played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 87 appearances and scoring once.
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 1969-75 🕒 88 | ✅ 84 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 8 | 🇺 31 | #542 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Cardiff City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 28 December 1974
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🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 9 🟥 8 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
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
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Brown and Keith Leonard replace Bobby Campbell and Frank Carrodus.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.10 |
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
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 | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Andrews | 🏴 |

Cardiff City
GK Bill Irwin | 🏴 |
CB Peter Morgan | 🏴 |
D Albert Larmour | 🇬🇧 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴 |
D Freddie Pethard | 🏴 |
M John Buchanan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Villars | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
W Willie Anderson (ex) | 🏴 |
F Derek Showers | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jack Witham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | for M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D John Impey | 🏴 |
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
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
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
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | Knee
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian


MATCH REPORTS
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Monday, 30 December 1974
🟥 28 Dec 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian

