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1975-76

🟥 16 August 1975, Villa 1-2 Leeds, Villa Park.

Game #3338

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Leighton Phillips | 7' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

15th

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 16 August 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Leighton Phillips
🥅 | 26' Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United, pen), Peter Lorimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds United
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 1-2, (Leeds United), Peter Lorimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Leeds United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

Not recorded

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa return to the top flight after an absence of 8 years but despite an early Leighton Phillips goal lose to Leeds.

🟨 19 August 1975, Villa 1-1 QPR, Loftus Road.

Game #3339

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 75' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 75' |

13th (+2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Tuesday, 19 August 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-0, (Queens Park Rangers), Gerry Francis
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-1, Keith Leonard, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Charlie Aitken, Foul

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

Not recorded

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa secure their first point on their return to the top flight.

🟥 23 August 1975, Villa 3-5 Norwich, Carrow Road.

Game #3340

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon (pen) | 35' | 76' | Charlie Aitken | 51' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 51' | Leighton Phillips | 76' |

18th= (-5)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Deal, 1973-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 3-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 23 August 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City, pen), Ted MacDougall
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon (pen)
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Duncan Forbes
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-3, (Norwich City), Steve Grapes
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-4, (Norwich City), Ted MacDougall
🕒 | HT Norwich City 4-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-4, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 3-4, Ray Graydon, Assist by Leighton Phillips
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 3-5, (Norwich City), Ted MacDougall
🕒 | FT Norwich City 5-3 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose a thriller to make it no wins, one draw and two defeats on their return to the top flight.

🟩 27 August 1975, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.

Game #3341

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 65' |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 65' |

17th= (+1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #59 |
Wednesday, 27 August 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🔁 | 61' Sub off, John Gidman, Sub on, John Robson
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City

Substitutes

🔁 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 61' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time this season to make it one win, one draw and two defeats on their return to the top flight.

🟩 30 August 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.

Game #3342

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 68' |

Assist(s) | None

12th= (+5)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match-week | #5 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 30 August 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa record successive wins for the first time this season to make it two wins, one draw and two defeats on their return to the top flight. As a result Villa climb to a season high of 12th.

🟥 6 September 1975, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James' Park.

Game #3343

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

17th= (-5)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leyland, 1972-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 6 September 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Malcolm Macdonald
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Tommy Craig
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 0-3, (Newcastle United), Malcolm Macdonald
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 3-0 Aston Villa

🔁 | Sub off, Keith Leonard, Sub on, Sammy Morgan

Substitutes

🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | for F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose to a Malcolm MacDonald hat-trick to make it two wins, one draw and three defeats on their return to the top flight.

🟩 10 September 1975, Villa 2-0 Oldham, Villa Park.

Game #3344

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 63' | Chris Nicholl | 76' |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 63' | Ray Graydon | 76' |

2nd Round

League Cup

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Wednesday, 10 September 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Oldham Athletic
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 1-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oldham Athletic

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa squeeze past division two Oldham in the League Cup.

🟩 13 September 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.

Game #3345

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Leighton Phillips | 75' | Keith Leonard | 89' |

Assist(s) | Sammy Morgan | 75' | Ray Graydon | 89' |

14th (+3)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1968-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 13 September 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔴 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Leighton Phillips, Assist by Sammy Morgan
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa beat Arsenal to make it three wins, one draw and three defeats on their return to the top flight but Keith Leonard, scorer of four of Villa's eleven goals this season, suffers a career ending injury. Leonard, 24, had played for Villa between 1972-73 and 1975-76 making 47 appearances and scoring 17.

🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.

Game #3346

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 81' |

Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 81' |

1st Round

UEFA Cup

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: António Garrido | 🇵🇹 | Marinha Grande, 1954-1982
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

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

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

Match Timeline

🟨 | 24’ Booking, Charlie Aitken
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Jos Heylighen
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-2, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-3, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 0-4, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🕒 | HT Royal Antwerp 4-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-4, Ray Graydon, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Steve Hunt
🕒 | FT Royal Antwerp 4-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 81' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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 Villa’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.

🟥 20 September 1975, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.

Game #3347

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

16th (-2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Boston, 1961-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 20 September 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), John Toshack
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, Frank Pimblett, Sub on, Steve Hunt
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Kevin Keegan
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Jimmy Case
🕒 | FT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | W Steve Hunt for | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 54' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it three wins, one draw and four defeats on their return to the top flight.

🟨 23 September 1975, Villa 0-0 Wolves, Molineux.

Game #3348

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

16th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1968-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Tuesday, 23 September 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it three wins, two draws and four defeats on their return to the top flight.

🟩 27 September 1975, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Villa Park.

Game #3349

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 51' | Brian Little | 70' |

Assist(s) | John Robson | 51' |

13th= (+3)

Division One

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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: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Saturday, 27 September 1975

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Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

On this day

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.

🟥 1 October 1975, Villa 0-1 Antwerp, Villa Park.

Game #3350

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

1st Round

UEFA Cup

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Günter Männig | 🇩🇪 | Hirschfelde, 1962-1978
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Aggregate Result: 🟥 Lost
Aggregate Score: 🟥 1-5
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

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

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Royal Antwerp), Karl Kodat
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Royal Antwerp
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, John Robson, Sub on, Sammy Morgan 🔴
🟨 | 64’ Booking, John Gidman
🟨 | 85’ Booking, Sammy Morgan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Royal Antwerp

Substitutes

🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 | 🔴 | for FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 54' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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.

🟨 4 October 1975, Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.

Game #3351

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

13th= (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #69 |
Saturday, 4 October 1975

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Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, three draws and four defeats on their return to the top flight as centre forward Andy Gray made his Villa debut aged 19 after moving from Dundee United earlier this week.

🟥 8 October 1975, Villa 1-2 United, Villa Park.

Game #3352

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Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 88' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

3rd Round

League Cup

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Wednesday, 8 October 1975

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Lou Macari
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Steve Coppell
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-2, Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose out in the League Cup as 19 year old Andy Gray scores his first goal for Villa on his second appearance.

🟨 11 October 1975, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park.

Game #3353

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Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 61' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 61' |

10th= (+3)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #71 |
Saturday, 11 October 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🟥 | Sending off, (Tottenham Hotspur), Terry Naylor
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), John Pratt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

🟨 | Booking, Leighton Phillips
🟨 | Booking, Frank Carrodus

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, four draws and four defeats in twelve League games following their return to the top flight.

🟥 18 October 1975, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison Park.

Game #3354

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 87' |

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 87' |

11th= (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1966-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #72 |
Saturday, 18 October 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Gary Jones
💥 | 36’ Missed Penalty (Everton), Gary Jones
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-2, (Everton, pen), Gary Jones
🕒 | HT Everton 2-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, John Robson
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 1-2, Chris Nicholl, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Everton 2-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 70' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, four draws and five defeats in thirteen League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 25 October 1975, Villa 1-1 Burnley, Villa Park.

Game #3355

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Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 78' |

Assist(s) | None

12th= (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Amersham, 1966-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Saturday, 25 October 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Peter Noble
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Peter Noble
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Burnley

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, five draws and five defeats in fourteen League games following their return to the top flight. Villa clinch a point as Burnley's Peter Noble scores at both ends.

🟥 1 November 1975, Villa 0-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.

Game #3356

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

14th= (-2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Guildford, 1966-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 1 November 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Deehan
🔁 | 34’ Sub off, Leighton Phillips, Sub on, Bobby McDonald
🥅 | 45' Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), John Peddelty
🕒 | HT Ipswich Town 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-2, (Ipswich Town), Trevor Whymark
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 0-3, (Ipswich Town), Bryan Hamilton
🕒 | FT Ipswich Town 3-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 34' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins, five draws and six defeats in fifteen League games following their return to the top flight as they suffer again under the thuggish tactics of the opposition.

🟩 8 November 1975, Villa 5-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.

Game #3357

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 9' | Chico Hamilton | 50' | 84' | John Deehan | 57' | Ray Graydon | 67' (pen) |

Assist(s) | John Robson | 9' | Frank Pimblett | 50' | Ray Graydon | 57' |

11th= (+3)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 8 November 1975

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Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Robson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Frank Pimblett
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 4-0, Ray Graydon (pen)
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 5-0, Chico Hamilton
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 5-1, (Sheffield United), Chris Guthrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Sheffield United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in eight to make it five wins, five draws and six defeats in sixteen League games following their return to the top flight.

🟥 15 November 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford.

Game #3358

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

13th= (-2)

Division One

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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: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 15 November 1975

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Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 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

Substitutes

🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | for M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 61' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it five wins, five draws and seven defeats in seventeen League games following their return to the top flight.

🟩 22 November 1975, Villa 3-1 Everton, Villa Park.

Game #3359

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 23' | 87' | Own Goal | 69' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 23' |

11th= (+2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Saturday, 22 November 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Ken McNaught
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-1, (Everton), George Telfer
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa win for the second time in three to make it six wins, five draws and seven defeats in eighteen League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 29 November 1975, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park.

Game #3360

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 49' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 49' |

12th= (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #78 |
Saturday, 29 November 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Frank Worthington
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Gray
💥 | 63’ Play suspended for three minutes due to bottle thrown at player
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it six wins, six draws and seven defeats in nineteen League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 6 December 1975, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.

Game #3361

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 17' |

Assist(s) | John Deehan | 17' |

11th= (+1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 6 December 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by John Deehan
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 1-1, (Stoke City), Jimmy Greenhoff
🕒 | HT Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it six wins, seven draws and seven defeats in twenty League games following their return to the top flight.

🟩 13 December 1975, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park.

Game #3362

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 17' | John Deehan | 22' | 57' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 17' | Frank Carrodus | 22' | Ray Graydon | 57' |

11th= (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 13 December 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Martin Peters, 75 seconds
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 2-1, John Deehan, Assist by Frank Carrodus
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Norwich City
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 2-2, (Norwich City), Ted McDougall
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 3-2, John Deehan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Norwich City

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins, seven draws and seven defeats in twenty one League games following their return to the top flight.

🟥 20 December 1975, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road.

Game #3363

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

12th (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Saturday, 20 December 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 38’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Allan Clarke
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Bobby McDonald
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 70' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins, seven draws and eight defeats in twenty two League games following their return to the top flight.

🟩 26 December 1975, Villa 4-1 West Ham, Villa Park.

Game #3364

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 7' | 19' | Andy Gray | 55' | Chico Hamilton | 87' |

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 7' | 87' | Ray Graydon | 19' | Chico Hamilton | 55' |

12th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Friday, 26 December 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 2-0, John Deehan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 2-1, (West Ham United), Billy Jennings
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 4-1, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham United

🟨 | Booking, John Gidman, Foul

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, seven draws and eight defeats in twenty three League games following their return to the top flight as Dennis Mortimer makes his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Coventry City earlier this month for a fee of £175,000.

🟥 27 December 1975, Villa 0-2 Derby, Baseball Ground.

Game #3365

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

12th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1972–1981
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 27 December 1975

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Steve Powell
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 0-2, (Derby County, pen), Charlie George
🕒 | FT Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, seven draws and nine defeats in twenty four League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 3 January 1976, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell.

Game #3366

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 63' |

Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 63' |

3rd Round

FA Cup

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe, 1964-1976 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Saturday, 3 January 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Southampton 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Hugh Fisher
🕒 | FT Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa concede a late equaliser to let Southampton back into the tie.

🟥 7 January 1976, Villa 1-2 Southampton, Villa Park.

Game #3367

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 39' |

Assist(s) | None

3rd Round Replay

FA Cup

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe, 1964-1976 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
AET Result: 🟥 Lost
AET Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Wednesday, 7 January 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Jimmy McCalliog
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton
🥅 | 102’ Goal, 1-2, (Southampton), Jimmy McCalliog
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 1-2 Southampton

🟨 | Booking, Leighton Phillips, Handling

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 66' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose out to the rough house tactics of second division Southampton in the Villa Park replay as they exit the Cup at the third round stage.

🟨 10 January 1976, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury.

Game #3368

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

13th= (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Saturday, 10 January 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Alan Peters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa return to League competition and make it eight wins, eight draws and nine defeats in twenty five League games following their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, Alan Peters made his one and only appearance in the Villa squad aged 17 before moving on to Hereford United.

🟨 17 January 1976, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park.

Game #3369

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 6' |

Assist(s) | None

13th= (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Reg Robinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Norwich, 1974-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 17 January 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 | 🔁 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Mick Mahoney
💥 | 16’ Player retired injured, Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Alan Gowling
🔁 | 22’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United

Substitutes

🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 22' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, nine draws and nine defeats in twenty six League games following their return to the top flight.

🟥 31 January 1976, Villa 0-2 QPR, Villa Park.

Game #3370

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

15th= (-2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Saturday, 31 January 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🔁 | 34’ Sub off, Chris Nicholl, Sub on, John Deehan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), John Hollins
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 0-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Gerry Francis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Queens Park Rangers

Substitutes

🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 34' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, nine draws and ten defeats in twenty seven League games following their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, Left back Charlie Aitken made his final appearance for Villa aged 33 before moving on to New York Cosmos in May 1976. Aitken played for Villa between 1960-61 and 1975-76 making 660 appearances and scoring 16 goals to become the record appearance holder for the club.

🟥 7 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.

Game #3371

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 6' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 6' |

17th (-2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Flint | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 1973–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 7 February 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Overton
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), Tommy Booth
🔁 | 84' Sub off, Leighton Phillips, Sub off, Gordon Cowans 🟢
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-2, (Manchester City), Asa Hartford
🕒 | FT Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | for M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 84' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, nine draws and eleven defeats in twenty eight League games following their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, Gordon Cowans made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from school football in July 1974. Also making their debut was John Overton, 19, having joined Villa from school football in June 1972.

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

Game #3372

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 19' |

Assist(s) | Bobby McDonald | 19' |

17th (-)

Division One

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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: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #90 |
Saturday, 14 February 1976

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Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 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

Substitutes

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 59' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

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.

🟩 21 February 1976, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.

Game #3373

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Bobby McDonald | 38' | Andy Gray | 61' |

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 38' | Brian Little | 61' |

16th= (+1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Saturday, 21 February 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby McDonald, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United), Lou Macari
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in thirty League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 24 February 1976, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Villa Park.

Game #3374

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 59' (pen) |

Assist(s) | None

16th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Goggins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Manchester, 1972-1976 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Tuesday, 24 February 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Richards
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Substitutes

🔁 | CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 80' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, ten draws and twelve defeats in thirty one League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 28 February 1976, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Turf Moor.

Game #3375

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 17' | Andy Gray | 20' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 20' |

14th= (+2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 28 February 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 2-1, (Burnley), Brian Flynn
🕒 | HT Burnley 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 2-2, (Burnley), Brian Flynn
🟨 | 80' Booking, John Robson, Heavy tackle
🕒 | FT Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, eleven draws and twelve defeats in thirty two League games following their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, John Overton made his third and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving to Gillingham in June 1976.

🟨 6 March 1976, Villa 0-0 Ipswich, Villa Park.

Game #3376

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

13th= (+1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bridgwater, 1972-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 6 March 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Ipswich Town
🔁 | 77' Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, Bobby McDonald
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Ipswich Town

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 77' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, twelve draws and twelve defeats in thirty three League games following their return to the top flight.

🟥 13 March 1976, Villa 2-5 Spurs, White Hart Lane.

Game #3377

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 29' | Andy Gray | 51' |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 29' | John Gidman | 51' |

16th= (-3)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Somerset, 1965-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #95 |
Saturday, 13 March 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 23’ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Nicholl o.g.
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Perryman
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), John Duncan
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-3, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 2-4, (Tottenham Hotspur), Don McAllister
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 2-5, (Tottenham Hotspur), Martin Robinson
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 75' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, twelve draws and thirteen defeats in thirty four League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 20 March 1976, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Filbert Street.

Game #3378

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 40' | 86' |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 40' | Chico Hamilton | 86' |

17th= (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Saturday, 20 March 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 14’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Chris Nicholl o.g.
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City), Chris Nicholl o.g.
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 2-2, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, thirteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty five League games following their return to the top flight as Chris Nicholl scores all four goals in a 2-2 draw.

🟨 27 March 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park.

Game #3379

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

18th (-1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Kick off: 3,00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 27 March 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty six League games following their return to the top flight.

🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.

Game #3380

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 40' | Ray Graydon | (pen) | 74' |

Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 40' |

18th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Saturday, 3 April 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Terry Hibbitt
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Kenny Burns
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-2, Ray Graydon (pen)
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 2-3, (Birmingham City), Trevor Francis
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 3-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, fourteen draws and fourteen defeats in thirty seven League games following their return to the top flight. Meanwhile, Midfielder Chico Hamilton made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Sheffield United in July 1976. Chico played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1975-76 making 250 appearances and scoring 48 goals.

🟨 10 April 1976, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park.

Game #3381

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

18th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 10 April 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, fifteen draws and fourteen defeats in thirty eight League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 13 April 1976, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road.

Game #3382

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 70' |

Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 70' |

18th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe, 1967-1977
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Tuesday, 13 April 1976

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Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 34’ Goal, 0-1, Coventry City (pen), Mick Coop
🟨 | 38’ Booking, John Gidman, Foul
🟨 | 40’ Booking, Ray Graydon, Elbow
🕒 | HT Coventry City 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Late tackle
💥 | 66’ Missed Penalty, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 1-1, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Steve Hunt
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Keith Masefield
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 88' |

Unused Substitutes

None

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, sixteen draws and fourteen defeats in thirty nine League games following their return to the top flight.

🟨 17 April 1976, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park.

Game #3383

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 5' | Steve Hunt | 10' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 5' | John Gidman | 10' |

18th (-)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tom Bune | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sussex, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Saturday, 17 April 1976

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Andy Gray
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0, Steve Hunt, Assist by John Gidman
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 2-1, (West Ham United), Keith Robson
🕒 | HT West Ham United 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 2-2, (West Ham United), Trevor Brooking
🕒 | FT West Ham United 2-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine wins, seventeen draws and fourteen defeats in forty League games following their return to the top flight.

🟩 19 April 1976, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park.

Game #3384

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | Bobby McDonald | 54' |

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 54' |

16th (+2)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Monday, 19 April 1976

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Derby County
⚽ | 54’ Goal, Bobby McDonald, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in eleven matches to make it ten wins, seventeen draws and fourteen defeats in forty one League games following their return to the top flight.

🟩 24 April 1976, Villa 2-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.

Game #3385

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Match Report

Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1974-1982

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 1' | Frank Carrodus | 52' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 52' |

15th= (+1)

Division One

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Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gordon Trevett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Manchester, 1973-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 24 April 1976

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Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), John Hickton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-1, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Middlesbrough

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

On this day

Ron Saunders' Villa win consecutive games for the first time since September to make it eleven wins, seventeen draws and fourteen defeats in forty two League games following their return to the top flight as they finish the season in 16th place. Meanwhile centre back Ian Ross and full back Bobby McDonald made their final appearances for the club. Ross had made 204 appearances since his debut in February 1972 whilst McDonald had made 46 appearances and score 5 goals following his first appearance a year later.
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