Game #3334
Aston Villa
22-8-9, 52 PTS
Saturday, 19 April 1975
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Blackpool
14-17-10, 45 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 20,762
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool
0-3
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 7' | Jim Cumbes | 60' |
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 April 1975
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Leighton Phillips, Assist by Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Dave Hatton
🕒 | HT Blackpool 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by Jim Cumbes
🕒 | FT Blackpool 0-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 April 1975
Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in sixteen League games including five successive wins and ten goals without reply in the last three as they make it twenty two wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty nine League games as Villa boss.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 19 April 1975
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 | 12 🟥 10 | 1.96
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 November 1974, Villa 6-1 Hartlepool, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.99 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 20.03 |
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | 🔥 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Curtis | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
CB Peter Suddaby | 🏴 |
LB Steve Harrison | 🏴 |
M David Tong | 🏴 |
M Billy Ronson | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M John Evanson | 🏴 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mickey Walsh | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Bob Hatton | 🏴 | (F Stuart Parker | 🏴 |)
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 |
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
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
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
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | Hamstring
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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