Villa vs.
Royal Antwerp F.C.
๐ฅ 1 October 1975, Villa 0-1 Antwerp, Villa Park.
Game #3350
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gรผnter Mรคnnig | ๐ฉ๐ช | Hirschfelde, 1962-1978
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
Aggregate Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Aggregate Score: ๐ฅ 1-5
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Wednesday, 1 October 1975
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | F Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐จ | ๐ด | for FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 54' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Starting XI
GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers | ๐ง๐ช |
RB Paul Lieben | ๐ง๐ช |
RB John De Schrijver | ๐ง๐ช |
CB Jos Velser | ๐ง๐ช |
D Xavier Caers | ๐ง๐ช |
D Jos Heyligen | ๐ง๐ช |
D Bob Geens | ๐ง๐ช |
M Louis van Gaal | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Flemming Lund | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
W Joseph Deraeve | ๐ง๐ช |
CF Karl Kodat | ๐ฆ๐น | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
Not Recorded
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 17โ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Royal Antwerp
๐ | 54โ Sub off, John Robson, Sub on, Sammy Morgan ๐ด
๐จ | 64โ Booking, John Gidman
๐จ | 85โ Booking, Sammy Morgan
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Royal Antwerp
On This Day
๐ฅ 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.
Game #3346
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Antรณnio Garrido | ๐ต๐น | Marinha Grande, 1954-1982
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #9 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Wednesday, 17 September 1975
Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 81' |
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 81' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
LB Bobby McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Substitutes
๐ | W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 81' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Starting XI
GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers | ๐ง๐ช |
RB Paul Lieben | ๐ง๐ช |
RB John De Schrijver | ๐ง๐ช |
CB Jos Velser | ๐ง๐ช |
D Xavier Caers | ๐ง๐ช |
D Bob Geens | ๐ง๐ช |
D Jos Heyligen | ๐ง๐ช | โฝ |
M Louis van Gaal | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Flemming Lund | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
W Joseph Deraeve | ๐ง๐ช |
CF Karl Kodat | ๐ฆ๐น | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Karl Kodat | ๐ฆ๐น | (M August Wilmssen | ๐ง๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Match Timeline
๐จ | 24โ Booking, Charlie Aitken
๐ฅ
| 28โ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Jos Heylighen
๐ฅ
| 33โ Goal, 0-2, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐ฅ
| 35โ Goal, 0-3, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐ฅ
| 43โ Goal, 0-4, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
๐ | HT Royal Antwerp 4-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 80โ Goal, 1-4, Ray Graydon, Assist by Frank Carrodus
๐ | 81โ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Steve Hunt
๐ | 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 Villaโs 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.