Game #3344
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 10 September 1975


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Oldham Athletic
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,041
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Holders)
2-0

Oldham Athletic

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 63' | Ray Graydon | 76' |
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 10 September 1975
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Oldham Athletic
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 1-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oldham Athletic
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
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 10 September 1975
Villa beat their league rivals from division two in the second round of the League Cup thanks to goals from Keith Leonard and Chris Nicholl. Leonard scored his third of the season just as the crowd were demanding the youngsters removal.
Ron Saunders' Villa squeeze past division two Oldham in the League Cup.
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, 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
Oldham Athletic


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Wednesday, 10 September 1975
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🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, 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
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 13 🟥 13 | 1.95
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
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
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.22 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.38 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.81 |
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, 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
Jimmy Frizzell | 🏴 |

Oldham Athletic
GK Chris Ogden | 🏴 |
RB Ian Wood | 🏴 |
RB Jim Branagan | 🏴 |
D David Holt | 🏴 |
CB Keith Hicks | 🏴 |
LB Maurice Whittle | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Blair | 🏴 |
M Graham Bell | 🏴 |
M Les Chapman | 🏴 |
M Ian Robins | 🏴 |
F George Jones | 🏴 |
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W George McVitie | 🏴 |
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
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, 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
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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Thursday, 11 September 1975
🟩 10 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park

