Game #3314
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 January 1975


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Oldham Athletic
Boundary Park
Attendance: 14,510
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
Oldham Athletic
0-3

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 34' | Ray Graydon | 56' | Brian Little | 83' |
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 January 1975
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Frank Pimblett
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 0-2 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
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 January 1975
Villa win in the third round of the FA Cup at Boundary Park after their tumultuous League meeting in October but it is the League that promises the real riches as everyone hopes 1975 sees an improvement on the poor spell suffered by Ron Saunders' side in the final two months of 1974.
Ron Saunders' Villa open 1975 with an FA Cup win as midfielder Frank Pimblett made his debut aged 17 after joining from school football in June 1973.
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | #574 | Youth team promotion
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
Oldham Athletic


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 4 January 1975
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🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 32 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 9 🟥 8 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 February 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa 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
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby McDonald and Frank Pimblett (debut) replace Leighton Phillips and Jimmy Brown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.70 |
Youngest Player |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 17.83 |
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Frizzell | 🏴 |

Oldham Athletic
GK Chris Ogden | 🏴 |
RB Ian Wood | 🏴 |
CB Keith Hicks | 🏴 |
CB Paul Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Maurice Whittle | 🏴 |
M Graham Bell | 🏴 |
M Ian Robins | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Blair | 🏴 |
W Alan Groves | 🏴 |
W George McVitie | 🏴 |
F George Jones | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Alan Young | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 28 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary 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
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | Knee
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | Heel
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Jan 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

