Game #3322
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 February 1975


Lost
5th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
FA Cup
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
Attendance: 31,297
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
Ipswich Town
3-2

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 10' | 50' |
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 February 1975
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby McDonald, Assist by Keith Leonard
🕒 | HT Ipswich Town 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Keith Leonard
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 2-1, (Ipswich Town), David Johnson
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-2, (Ipswich Town), Bryan Hamilton
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 2-3, (Ipswich Town), Bryan Hamilton
🕒 | FT Ipswich Town 3-2 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
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 February 1975
Villa hammer first division title chasers Ipswich in the FA Cup and … lose. Their first defeat in 1975 after nine games in all competitions.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in nine matches as three late goals from top tier side Ipswich knock them out of the FA Cup.
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 1972-75 🕒 74 | ✅ 62 🔁 (12) | ⚽ 16 | 🔥 10 | 🇺 18 | #559 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Ipswich Town


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 15 February 1975
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 | 11 🟥 9 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 November 1973, Villa 0-2 Portsmouth, Fratton 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
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Neil Rioch and Alun Evans replace Brian Little and the suspended Chris Nicholl.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.86 |
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |

Ipswich Town
GK Laurie Sivell | 🏴 |
RB George Burley | 🏴 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
CB Kevin Beattie | 🏴 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Colin Viljoen | 🏴 |
W Mick Lambert | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴 |
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Clive Woods | 🏴 | (M Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |)

🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
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
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 31 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
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
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | Heel
F Brian Little | 🏴 | Thigh
Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 15 Feb 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road


MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)









Opens in New Window