Game #3323
Aston Villa
14-7-8, 35 PTS
Tuesday, 18 February 1975


Won
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Portsmouth
8-9-13, 25 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,355
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
2-3

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 20' | Bobby McDonald | 37' |
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Frank Carrodus, 30 seconds
🟨 | 8’ Booking, Leighton Phillips
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Keith Leonard
❌ | 33’ Missed penalty (Portsmouth), Mick Mellows
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth, pen), Mick Mellows, Retaken penalty
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 2-2, (Portsmouth), George Graham
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Bobby McDonald
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-3 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-3 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
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
Villa 🟩 beat Portsmouth in an end to end game to make it 🟩 four wins in 🕒 five unbeaten League games in 1975 as they remain 4th in the table.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 eight defeats in his 🕒 first twenty nine League games as Villa boss.
Central defender Neil Rioch 🏴 23 makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Plymouth Argyle in May 1975. Rioch played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 24 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 scores his ⚽ 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 93rd appearance (86 Starts) to make it 🟩 W40 🟨 D28 🟥 L25, ⚽ 25 Goals and 🔥 18 Assists at a rate of one goal every 3.72 games.
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 1969-75 🕒 25 | ✅ 18 🔁 (7) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 | #539 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Portsmouth


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
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🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1967-1975
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 11 🟥 9 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1967-1975
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Little and Leighton Phillips replace Chico Hamilton and Alun Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.87 |
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
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 Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ian St John | 🏴 |

Portsmouth
GK David Best | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Manley | 🏴 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Peter Ellis | 🏴 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Ken Foggo | 🏴 |
M George Graham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mick Mellows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Hiron | 🏴 |
CF Peter Marinello | 🏴 |
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 | (W Andy Stewart | 🏴 |)

🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
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

🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 16 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton


MATCH REPORTS
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Wednesday, 19 February 1975
🟩 18 Feb 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

