Game #3343
Aston Villa
2-1-3, 5 PTS
Saturday, 6 September 1975


Lost
17th= (-5)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
3-1-2, 7 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 35,604
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 September 1975
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Malcolm Macdonald
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Tommy Craig
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 0-3, (Newcastle United), Malcolm Macdonald
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 3-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Keith Leonard, Sub on, Sammy Morgan
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
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 September 1975
Villa are well beaten at St James' as they lose for the third time in six on their return to the top flight but for the first time are outclassed.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose to a Malcolm MacDonald hat-trick to make it two wins, one draw and three defeats on their return to the top flight.
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

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
Newcastle United


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 6 September 1975
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🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴 | Leyland, 1972-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 | 13 🟥 13 | 1.93
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴 | Leyland, 1972-1977
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 December 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park.
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
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.21 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.37 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.79 |
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
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 Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB Pat Howard | 🏴 |
D John Bird | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Tommy Cassidy | 🏴 |
M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 |
CF Micky Burns | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | for F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded

🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not Recorded
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
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | | 47 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 6 Sep 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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