Game #3330
Aston Villa
18-8-9, 44 PTS
Saturday, 29 March 1975


Won
3rd= (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
14-9-12, 37 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,574
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

West Brom

Assists(s) | Ray Graydon | 59' | 64 | 66' |
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 March 1975
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-1, Keith Leonard, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-1, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 3-1, Keith Leonard, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
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
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 March 1975
Ron Saunders' Villa return to 🟩 winning ways and now have just a 🟥 single defeat in 🕒 twelve League games as they make it 🟩 eighteen wins, 🟨 eight draws and 🟥 nine defeats in Saunders' first 🕒 thirty five League games as Villa boss.
Despite the win 🟩 over Albion, Villa drop to third in the table as Sunderland and Manchester United, one point and eight points ahead respectively, have now played two games more than Ron Saunders’ 🏴 side.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts) to make it 🟩 W45 🟨 D29 🟥 L26, ⚽ 26 Goals and 🔥 19 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 2.22 games.
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 29 March 1975
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🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 12 🟥 10 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 November 1973, Villa 0-1 Swindon, County Ground.
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
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Leighton Phillips replaces Bobby McDonald
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.77 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.93 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.35 |
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK John Osbourne | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Nisbet | 🏴 |
D Alan Merrick | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
D David Rushbury | 🏴 |
FB Trevor Thompson | 🏴 |
M Len Cantello | 🏴 |
M Allan Glover | 🏴 |
W Willie Johnston | 🏴 |
F Ian Edwards | 🏴 |
CF Tony Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F David Shaw | 🏴 |
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
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa 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
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Mar 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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