Game #3358
Aston Villa
5-5-7, 15 PTS
Saturday, 15 November 1975


Lost
13th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
10-3-4, 23 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 51,682
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 November 1975
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Steve Coppell
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Frank Pimblett, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 November 1975
Villa, winless on the road this season, lose away again and where their League Cup match ended in undeserved defeat to Manchester United, this League rematch was the home side's from beginning to end as Villa slip to 13th.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it five wins, five draws and seven defeats in seventeen League games following their return to the top flight.
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Manchester United


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 15 November 1975
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🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 17 🟥 20 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 September 1974, Villa 3-0 Millwall, 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
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.82 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.56 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 18.29 |
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
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 Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | (ex)

Manchester United
GK Paddy Roche | 🇮🇪 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 |
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | for M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 61' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | (M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |)

🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
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
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | 45 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 15 Nov 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford

