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Villa vs.

Royal Antwerp F.C.

๐ŸŸฅ 1 October 1975, Villa 0-1 Antwerp, Villa Park.

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Game #3350

Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gรผnter Mรคnnig | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | Hirschfelde, 1962-1978
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
Aggregate Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
Aggregate Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-5
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Wednesday, 1 October 1975

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Robson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | F Sammy Morgan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ”ด | for FB John Robson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 54' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Paul Lieben | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB John De Schrijver | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Jos Velser | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
D Xavier Caers | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
D Jos Heyligen | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
D Bob Geens | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Louis van Gaal | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Flemming Lund | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
W Joseph Deraeve | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
CF Karl Kodat | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น | โšฝ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

Not Recorded

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 17โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Royal Antwerp
๐Ÿ” | 54โ€™ Sub off, John Robson, Sub on, Sammy Morgan ๐Ÿ”ด
๐ŸŸจ | 64โ€™ Booking, John Gidman
๐ŸŸจ | 85โ€™ Booking, Sammy Morgan
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Royal Antwerp

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose the home leg of their inaugural UEFA Cup tie and are knocked out 1-5 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Sammy Morgan made his final Villa appearance as a substitute aged 28 before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion in December 1975. Morgan played for Villa between 1973-74 and 1975-76 making 51 appearances and scoring 15 goals.

๐ŸŸฅ 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.

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Game #3346

Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Antรณnio Garrido | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | Marinha Grande, 1954-1982
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-4
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #9 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Wednesday, 17 September 1975

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 81' |

Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 81' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ด |
LB Bobby McDonald | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 81' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Paul Lieben | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB John De Schrijver | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Jos Velser | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
D Xavier Caers | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
D Bob Geens | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
D Jos Heyligen | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | โšฝ |
M Louis van Gaal | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Flemming Lund | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
W Joseph Deraeve | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
CF Karl Kodat | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น | โšฝ | โšฝ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CF Karl Kodat | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น | (M August Wilmssen | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸจ | 24โ€™ Booking, Charlie Aitken
๐Ÿฅ… | 28โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Jos Heylighen
๐Ÿฅ… | 33โ€™ Goal, 0-2, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐Ÿฅ… | 35โ€™ Goal, 0-3, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐Ÿฅ… | 43โ€™ Goal, 0-4, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Royal Antwerp 4-0 Aston Villa
โšฝ | 80โ€™ Goal, 1-4, Ray Graydon, Assist by Frank Carrodus
๐Ÿ” | 81โ€™ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Steve Hunt
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Royal Antwerp 4-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • 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 Villaโ€™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.

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