Game #3372
Aston Villa
8-9-12, 25 PTS
Saturday, 14 February 1976


Lost
17th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Sheffield United
2-7-20, 11 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21,152
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Bobby McDonald | 19' |
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 February 1976
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Bobby McDonald
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United), Alan Woodward
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United), Chris Guthrie
🔁 | 59' Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 2-1 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
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 February 1976
Villa suffer a shock defeat to bottom side Sheffield United as they lose on the road again, this time to a side cut adrift at the bottom of the table, fourteen points behind Ron Saunders’ men.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty nine League games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, Frank Pimblett made his final appearance for Villa aged 18 before moving to Stockport County in July 1976. Pimblett played for Villa between 1974-75 and 1975-76 making 11 appearances.
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 1975-76 | 🕒 11 | 11 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 6 | #573 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Sheffield United


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #90 |
Saturday, 14 February 1976
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🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 90 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 22 🟥 26 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 13 April 1974, Villa 1-1 Hull, Boothferry 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
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chris Nicholl, John Deehan and Bobby McDonald replace John Overton, Andy Gray and Chico Hamilton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.58 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.36 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 18.54 |
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Sirrell | 🏴 |

Sheffield United
GK Jim Brown | 🏴 |
LB Paul Garner | 🏴 |
CB John Flynn | 🏴 |
CB Eddie Colquhoun | 🏴 |
M Steve Ludlam | 🏴 |
M Colin Franks | 🏴 |
M Mick Speight | 🏴 |
M David Bradford | 🏴 |
W John McGeady | 🏴 |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Chris Guthrie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for F John Deehan | 🏴 | 59' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Cliff Calvert | 🏴 |
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
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | | 247 | 231 | 48 | 48 | 108 | 68 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 5 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 14 Feb 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

