Game #3342
Aston Villa
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Saturday, 30 August 1975
Won
12th= (+5)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
2-2-1, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,026
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Coventry City
Assist(s) | None
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1975
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
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
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 August 1975
Villa make it successive top flight wins as Coventry are beaten at Villa Park thanks to Ray Graydon's third of the season.
Ron Saunders' Villa record successive wins for the first time this season to make it two wins, one draw and two defeats on their return to the top flight. As a result Villa climb to a season high of 12th.
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match-week | #5 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 30 August 1975
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1971-1978
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 | 13 🟥 12 | 1.97
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1971-1978
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
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Robson replaces John Gidman in Ron Saunders' first change of the season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.19 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.35 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.78 |
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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 Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Bryan King | 🏴 |
RB Graham Oakey | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dugdale | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy Holmes | 🇮🇪 |
LB Jim Brogan | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
F Alan Green | 🇺🇸 |
CF David Cross | 🏴 |
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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 🇺
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
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
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Opens in New Window
*Coventry Evening Telegraph*
Saturday, 30 August 1975
🟩 30 Aug 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park