Game #3345
Aston Villa
3-1-3, 7 PTS
Saturday, 13 September 1975


Won
14th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
2-3-2, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,474
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Sammy Morgan | 75' | Ray Graydon | 89' |
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 September 1975
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Leighton Phillips, Assist by Sammy Morgan
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal
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
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 September 1975
Villa record a commendable third League victory of the season - all at Villa Park - as Arsenal are beaten in a much improved performance. Sadly however, it would prove to be goalscorer Keith Leonard's final game as injury would curtail a promising career that had seen him score four goals in eight games so far this season.
Ron Saunders' Villa beat Arsenal to make it three wins, one draw and three defeats on their return to the top flight but Keith Leonard, scorer of four of Villa's eleven goals this season, suffers a career ending injury. Leonard, 24, had played for Villa between 1972-73 and 1975-76 making 47 appearances and scoring 17.
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 1972-75 | 🕒 47 | 45 (2) | ⚽ 17 | 🔥 15 | 🇺 5 | #560 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Arsenal


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1970–71
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 13 September 1975
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🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 | 13 🟥 13 | 1.97
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 17 March 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, 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
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gidman, Sammy Morgan and Bobby McDonald replace Brian Little, Frank Carrodus and John Robson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.02 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.39 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 20.43 |
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Bertie Mee | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Terry Mancini | 🇮🇪 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🇬🇧 |
M Eddie Kelly | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Peter Storey | 🏴 |
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
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 13 Sep 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

