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, 1966-1975
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