Game #3331
Aston Villa
19-8-9, 46 PTS
Tuesday, 1 April 1975


Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Millwall
10-10-18, 30 PTS
The Den
Attendance: 13,115
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
Millwall
1-3

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Bobby McDonald | 77' | Chico Hamilton | 89' |
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 April 1975
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Doug Allder
💥 | 44’ Missed penalty, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Chico Hamilton (pen), Retaken penalty
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Keith Leonard
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 2-1, Keith Leonard, Assist by Bobby McDonald
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Brian Little, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Millwall 1-3 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
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 1 April 1975
Villa make it successive wins and have now won nine League games and drawn two in twelve second division games in 1975 to make third place their own and a point behind second placed Sunderland with two games in hand.
Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in thirteen League games and two successive wins as they make it nineteen wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty six League games as Villa boss.
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den

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
Millwall


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Tuesday, 1 April 1975
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🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1972-1978
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 12 🟥 10 | 1.90
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴 | Bridgwater, 1972-1978
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.78 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.94 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.36 |
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
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
Gordon Jago | 🏴 |

Millwall
GK Bryan King | 🏴 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
CB Tony Hazell | 🏴 |
D Dennis Burnett | 🏴 |
LB Jon Moore | 🏴 |
M Frank Saul | 🏴 |
M Mike Kelly | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Doug Allder | 🏴 |
F Brian Clark | 🏴 |
F Gordon Bolland | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 🔥 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 73' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mike Kelly | 🏴 | (W Gordon Hill | 🏴 |)

🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
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
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den
UNAVAILABLE

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

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Apr 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den


MATCH REPORTS
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