Game #3349
Aston Villa
4-2-4, 10 PTS
Saturday, 27 September 1975
Won
13th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
2-2-6, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 53,782
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | John Robson | 51' |
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 September 1975
🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Burridge
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Trevor Francis
🟨 | 23' Booking, Chris Nicholl, Foul
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Birmingham City
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 1-1, Chico Hamilton, Assist by John Robson
🟨 | 69' Booking, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Birmingham City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 September 1975
Ron Saunders' Villa beat neighbours Birmingham make it four wins, two draws and four defeats on their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, goalkeeper John Burridge made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Blackpool earlier this month for £90,000.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Saturday, 27 September 1975
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ralph Lee | 🏴 | Cheadle, 1970-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 14 🟥 15 | 1.91
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ralph Lee | 🏴 | Cheadle, 1970-1976 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Totally failed to control the wreckless tacking of the opposition and to add insult to injury punished Villa for far more innocuous offences
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 19 October 1974, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Roker Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands John Burridge his debut in place of Jake Findlay.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.29 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.43 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 21.73 |
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Willie Bell | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Dave Latchford | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
CB Ian Osborne | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
LB Tony Want | 🏴 |
M Alan Campbell | 🏴 |
M Terry Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
CF Bob Hatton | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | (D Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |)
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, 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
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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