Game #3346
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 17 September 1975
Lost
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
UEFA Cup
Royal Antwerp F.C.
Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 20,000
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
Royal Antwerp F.C.
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 81' |
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 17 September 1975
🟨 | 24’ Booking, Charlie Aitken
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Jos Heylighen
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-2, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-3, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 0-4, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🕒 | HT Royal Antwerp 4-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-4, Ray Graydon, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Steve Hunt
🕒 | FT Royal Antwerp 4-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 17 September 1975
Villa face Royal Antwerp F.C. for the first time in competitive football, Antwerp become the 111th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and Villa’s first continental European opponents.
Ron Saunders' Villa's first ever European fixture ends in heavy defeat. Meanwhile, after a difficult display, celebrated Villa 'keeper Jim Cumbes made his final appearance aged 31 before moving on to Portland Timbers in March 1976. Cumbes played for Villa between 1971-72 and 1975-76 making 183 appearances and conceding 173 goals at a rate of just 0.95 goals per game as Villa climbed back through the Leagues.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Royal Antwerp F.C.
Belgian First Division Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Belgian Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1956-57
Aston Villa
Royal Antwerp F.C.
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #9 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Wednesday, 17 September 1975
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: António Garrido | 🇵🇹 | Marinha Grande, 1954-1982
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 | 13 🟥 14 | 1.94
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: António Garrido | 🇵🇹 | Marinha Grande, 1954-1982
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Frank Carrodus replaces Keith Leonard.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.16 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.40 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 20.44 |
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | 🔴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Guy Thys
Royal Antwerp F.C.
GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers | 🇧🇪 |
RB Paul Lieben | 🇧🇪 |
RB John De Schrijver | 🇧🇪 |
CB Jos Velser | 🇧🇪 |
D Xavier Caers | 🇧🇪 |
D Bob Geens | 🇧🇪 |
D Jos Heyligen | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
M Louis van Gaal | 🇳🇱 |
M Flemming Lund | 🇩🇰 |
W Joseph Deraeve | 🇧🇪 |
CF Karl Kodat | 🇦🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 81' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Karl Kodat | 🇦🇹 | (M August Wilmssen | 🇧🇪 |)
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
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 | |
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🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇧🇪 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇧🇪 : 9/12
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
MATCH REPORTS
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