Game #3332
Aston Villa
20-8-9, 48 PTS
Wednesday, 9 April 1975


Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Cardiff City
9-13-16, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,748
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Cardiff City

Assists(s) | Chris Nicholl | 65' | Chico Hamilton | 76' |
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 9 April 1975
🔁 | 8’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Bobby McDonald
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Cardiff
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff
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
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 9 April 1975
Brian Little scores a brace to make it 17 goals for the season as Villa win for the third consecutive game to make it ten second division wins in thirteen games since the turn of the year but remain third, a point behind second placed Sunderland with two games in hand.
Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in fourteen League games and three successive wins as they make it twenty wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty seven League games as Villa boss.
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
Cardiff City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Wednesday, 9 April 1975
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🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 12 🟥 10 | 1.92
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.80 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.38 |
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
Jimmy Andrews | 🏴 |

Cardiff City
GK Bill Irwin | 🏴 |
FB Brian Attley | 🏴 |
CB Peter Morgan | 🏴 |
D Albert Larmour | 🇬🇧 |
D Freddie Pethard | 🏴 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴 |
LB Clive Charles | 🏴 |
M John Buchanan | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 |
W Peter Sayer | 🏴 |
F Jack Witham | 🏴 |
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 8' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D John Impey | 🏴 |
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
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

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

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 Apr 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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