LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Left Back

1973-76 🕒 46 | 40 (6) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 9 | #563 |

Previous Player	Villa Career	Next Player
FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #562 \|	1973-76 🕒 46 \| 40 (6) \| ⚽ 5 \| 🔥 4 \| 🇺 9 \| #563 \|	M Trevor Hockey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| #564 \|

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Personal Profile

Full Name	Birth Date	Birthplace	Birth Country		Citizenship		Height	Foot
Robert Wood McDonald	13 April 1955	Aberdeen	Scotland	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	Scotland	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	(5 ft 10 in) 1.78 m

Personal

Transfer In

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Transfer In

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Signed Under
1972-73	1 July 1971	16	Youth	Aston Villa Youth		Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Returned Under

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Returned Under

Career

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Villa Career

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1973-76 | Youth |
1972-75 Football League Second Division |
1975-76 Football League First Division |
🕒 46 | 40 (6) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 9 | #563 |

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Played Under

Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1973-74
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1974-75, 1976

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Career Summary

Seasons	Appearances 🕒	Starts 🕒	Substitute 🔁	Unused Sub 🇺	Points per Game (PPG)
4	46	40	6	9

🟩 Won	🟩 Win %	🟨 Drew	🟨 Drawn %	🟥 Lost	🟥 Loss %

Goals ⚽	Assists 🔥	Yellow Cards 🟨	Red Cards 🟥
5	4	1	0

Goal Involvements (GI)	Games per Goal (GPG)	Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
9	9.20

Seasons

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Season by Season Record

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1972-73	17	D2		4	4	0	0	0	0								0.00

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1973-74	18	D2		4	4	0	0	1	1								0.00

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1974-75	19	D2		24	21	3	3	2	1								8.00

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1975-76	20	D1		14	11	3	2	1	7								7.00

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🇺	🔥	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #	Goals Conceded 🥅	Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)	Clean Sheets ⛔	% Clean Sheets ⛔ %

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1972-73	17	D2	4

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1973-74	18	D2	4

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1974-75	19	D2	24

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1975-76	20	D1	14

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Honours

1971-72 Division Three
1974-75 League Cup

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Villa Youth Record

1971-73 Aston Villa Youth

Previous Clubs

1973-74 Aston Villa Reserves
Football League Second Division

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Debut

Squad From Season	First Squad Match	First Squad Under
1972-73	17 March 1973	Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Promoted to First Team Under	Promoted to First Team Date
Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿	January 1973

Debut Season	Debut Date	Debut Age	Debut Under
1972-73	17 March 1973	17	Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Debut

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

First Goal Date

Game #	Match	Scorer(s)

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Loans Out

None

Final

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Final Appearance

Final Season	Final Game	Final Age	Final Game Under
1975-76	24 April 1976	21	Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Squad To Season	Final Squad	Final Squad Under
1975-76	24 April 1976	Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Transfer Out

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under
1975-76	30 June 1976	21	£45,000	Coventry City		Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under

Transfer Out

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Subsequent Clubs

1976-80 Coventry City, £0.05m
Football League First Division
🕒 161 | ⚽ 14 | (League)

1980-83 Manchester City, £0.36m
Football League First Division
🕒 96 | ⚽ 11 | (League)

1983-86 Oxford United
Football League Third Division, Second Division, First Division
🕒 94 | ⚽ 14 | (League)

1986-87 Leeds United, £0.03m
Football League Second Division
🕒 18 | ⚽ 1 | (League)

1987-88 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 6 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1988 Retired aged 33

International

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

International Career

National Team	Caps with Villa	International Record	Last Cap
Scotland

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Quotes

Biography

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Biography

Appearances

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Appearances

46

Game	Matchday Summary	Match Squad
Game #3226	🟩 17 March 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Geoff Vowden \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3227	🟨 24 March 1973, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Bruce Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Geoff Vowden \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3228	🟥 27 March 1973, Villa 0-3 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Bruce Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Geoff Vowden \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3234	🟩 24 April 1973, Villa 2-1, Wednesday, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3271	🟩 13 March 1974, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Sammy Morgan \| 🇬🇧 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3279	🟥 20 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jake Findlay \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: F Bobby Campbell \| 🇬🇧 \|
Game #3280	🟩 24 April 1974, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Sammy Morgan \| 🇬🇧 \| Subs: F Bobby Campbell \| 🇬🇧 \|
Game #3281	🟥 27 April 1974, Villa 0-2 Carlisle, Brunton Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Sammy Morgan \| 🇬🇧 \| F Bobby Campbell \| 🇬🇧 \| Subs: None
Game #3313	🟥 28 December 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3314	🟩 4 January 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3315	🟩 11 January 1975, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3316	🟨 15 January 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3317	🟩 18 January 1975, Villa 2-1 Oxford, Manor Ground.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3318	🟩 22 January 1975, Villa 3-2 Chester, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3319	🟩 25 January 1975, Villa 4-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3320	🟩 1 February 1975, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Meadow Lane.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3321	🟨 8 February 1975, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3322	🟥 15 February 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3323	🟩 18 February 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3324	🟩 22 February 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: FB Keith Masefield \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3325	🟩 1 March 1975, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Wembley Stadium.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3326	🟨 5 March 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3327	🟩 8 March 1975, Villa 3-2 Forest, City Ground.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \|
Game #3328	🟩 15 March 1975, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3329	🟥 22 March 1975, Villa 0-1 Orient, Brisbane Road.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3331	🟩 1 April 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3332	🟩 9 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3333	🟩 12 April 1975, Villa 5-0 Oldham, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3334	🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3335	🟩 23 April 1975, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: W Steve Hunt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3336	🟩 26 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| W Steve Hunt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3337	🟩 30 April 1975, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.	Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3345	🟩 13 September 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3346	🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.	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 \| 🇬🇧 \| Subs: FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Steve Hunt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3356	🟥 1 November 1975, Villa 0-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3363	🟥 20 December 1975, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road.	Starting XI: GK John Burridge \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Gray \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3372	🟥 14 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Subs: M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3373	🟩 21 February 1976, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3374	🟨 24 February 1976, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: CB John Overton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3375	🟨 28 February 1976, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Turf Moor.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3376	🟨 6 March 1976, Villa 0-0 Ipswich, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3381	🟨 10 April 1976, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: RB Keith Masefield \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3382	🟨 13 April 1976, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: FB Keith Masefield \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3383	🟨 17 April 1976, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3384	🟩 19 April 1976, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None
Game #3385	🟩 24 April 1976, Villa 2-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| Subs: None

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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Game	Matchday Summary	Line Up
Game #3226	🟩 17 March 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🟢 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| 🔥 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Geoff Vowden \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3227	🟨 24 March 1973, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Bruce Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Geoff Vowden \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3228	🟥 27 March 1973, Villa 0-3 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🟨 \| CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| 🟨 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Bruce Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🟨 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟥 \| F Geoff Vowden \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3234	🟩 24 April 1973, Villa 2-1, Wednesday, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔁 \| M Jimmy Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Andy Lochhead \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3271	🟩 13 March 1974, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Sammy Morgan \| 🇬🇧 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3279	🟥 20 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Villa Park.	GK Jake Findlay \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🟢 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔁 \|
Game #3280	🟩 24 April 1974, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Fred Turnbull \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔁 \| 🔴 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Sammy Morgan \| 🇬🇧 \|
Game #3281	🟥 27 April 1974, Villa 0-2 Carlisle, Brunton Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| 🟨 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Pat McMahon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Sammy Morgan \| 🇬🇧 \| F Bobby Campbell \| 🇬🇧 \|
Game #3314	🟩 4 January 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| ⚽ \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟢 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \|
Game #3315	🟩 11 January 1975, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3316	🟨 15 January 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \|
Game #3317	🟩 18 January 1975, Villa 2-1 Oxford, Manor Ground.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| ⚽ \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3318	🟩 22 January 1975, Villa 3-2 Chester, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3319	🟩 25 January 1975, Villa 4-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| ⚽ \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \|
Game #3320	🟩 1 February 1975, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Meadow Lane.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟨 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| 🟨 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \| 🟨 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟨 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \|
Game #3321	🟨 8 February 1975, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| ⚽ \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3322	🟥 15 February 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| 🔥 \| F Alun Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔴 \|
Game #3323	🟩 18 February 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Neil Rioch \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔴 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| 🟨 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3324	🟩 22 February 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \| 🔁 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3325	🟩 1 March 1975, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Wembley Stadium.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3326	🟨 5 March 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3327	🟩 8 March 1975, Villa 3-2 Forest, City Ground.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟨 \| 🔁 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3328	🟩 15 March 1975, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3329	🟥 22 March 1975, Villa 0-1 Orient, Brisbane Road.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Ray Graydon \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #3333	🟩 12 April 1975, Villa 5-0 Oldham, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| 🔥 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \|
Game #3334	🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3335	🟩 23 April 1975, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔁 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \|
Game #3336	🟩 26 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \| M Leighton Phillips \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| W Steve Hunt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔁 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Brian Little \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3337	🟩 30 April 1975, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.	GK Jim Cumbes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| RB John Gidman \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| FB John Robson \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟨 \| CB Chris Nicholl \| 🇬🇧 \| CB Ian Ross \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Charlie Aitken \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| M Chico Hamilton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| 🔥 \| M Frank Pimblett \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| W Frank Carrodus \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| F Keith Leonard \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🟨 \|
Game #3345	🟩 13 September 1975, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔴 \|
Game #3346	🟥 17 September 1975, Villa 1-4 Antwerp, Bosuilstadion.	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 \| 🇬🇧 \|
Game #3372	🟥 14 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔁 \|
Game #3373	🟩 21 February 1976, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3374	🟨 24 February 1976, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3375	🟨 28 February 1976, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Turf Moor.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \|
Game #3381	🟨 10 April 1976, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3382	🟨 13 April 1976, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔁 \|
Game #3383	🟨 17 April 1976, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \|
Game #3384	🟩 19 April 1976, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3385	🟩 24 April 1976, Villa 2-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.	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 \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| 🔥 \|

Starts

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Substitute Appearances

6

Game	Matchday Summary	Sub Sub
Game #3313	🟥 28 December 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian Park.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3331	🟩 1 April 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3332	🟩 9 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3356	🟥 1 November 1975, Villa 0-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3363	🟥 20 December 1975, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3376	🟨 6 March 1976, Villa 0-0 Ipswich, Villa Park.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|

Subs

Unused

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

9

Game	Matchday Summary	Unused Substitutes
Game #3272	🟩 16 March 1974, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3330	🟩 29 March 1975, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.	M Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3342	🟩 30 August 1975, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3351	🟨 4 October 1975, Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3361	🟨 6 December 1975, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3378	🟨 20 March 1976, Villa 2-2 Leicester, Filbert Street.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3379	🟨 27 March 1976, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Villa Park.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #3380	🟥 3 April 1976, Villa 2-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's.	LB Bobby McDonald \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Goals Scored

5

Game	Matchday Summary	Scorer(s)
Game #3316	🟨 15 January 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road.	Scorer(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 15' \| Ray Graydon \| 50' \|
Game #3322	🟥 15 February 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.	Scorer(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 10' \| Alun Evans \| 50' \|
Game #3337	🟩 30 April 1975, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.	Scorer(s) \| Keith Leonard \| 11' \| John Gidman \| 20' \| Bobby McDonald \| 76' \| Frank Carrodus \| 86' \|
Game #3373	🟩 21 February 1976, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.	Scorer(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 38' \| Andy Gray \| 61' \|
Game #3384	🟩 19 April 1976, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park.	Scorer(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 54' \|

Goals

Assists

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Assists Made

4

Game	Matchday Summary	Assist(s)
Game #3279	🟥 20 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Villa Park.	Assist(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 20' \|
Game #3280	🟩 24 April 1974, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.	Assist(s) \| Chico Hamilton \| 4' \| Bobby McDonald \| 41' \|
Game #3323	🟩 18 February 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park.	Assists(s) \| Keith Leonard \| 20' \| Bobby McDonald \| 37' \|
Game #3331	🟩 1 April 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den.	Assists(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 77' \| Chico Hamilton \| 89' \|
Game #3336	🟩 26 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.	Assists(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 84' \|
Game #3372	🟥 14 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane.	Assist(s) \| Bobby McDonald \| 19' \|

Cards

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Cards Received

🟨

1 🟥

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Villa Cards

Matches

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Matches

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 17 March 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park.

Game #3226

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Middlesbrough, 1962-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #166 |
Saturday, 17 March 1973

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 10' | Pat McMahon | 21' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 10' | 21' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK John Milkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Billy Wilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alan Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Munks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ken Foggo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Richie Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Nicky Jennings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ray Hiron | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Ken Foggo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | (RB John Collins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in five to make it fourteen wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty three League games. Meanwhile, left back Bobby McDonald made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from school football in June 1970.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟨 24 March 1973, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.

Game #3227

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lincoln, 1962-1973 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨

Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #167 |
Saturday, 24 March 1973

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 47' |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Jim Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bill Gates | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Alex Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |🔁 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Brine | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Nobby Stiles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alan Foggon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Alex Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (CF John Hickton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), John Hickton
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa make it fourteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty four League games. Meanwhile, John Hickton became the first substitute to score against Villa.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟥 27 March 1973, Villa 0-3 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.

Game #3228

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Amersham, 1966-1977 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #168 |
Tuesday, 27 March 1973

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Ray Cashley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB David Rodgers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Brian Drysdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Emanuel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Keith Fear | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Bobby Gould | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB Gary Collier | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa lose heavily at Bristol City and have Alun Evans sent off as they make it fourteen wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in thirty five League games.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 24 April 1973, Villa 2-1, Wednesday, Villa Park.

Game #3234

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Somerset, 1965-1976
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩

Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Tuesday, 24 April 1973

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 56' | Chico Hamilton | 64' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 56' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 46' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Peter Springett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Peter Rodrigues | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Colin Prophett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Mullen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dave Clements | 🇬🇧 |
M Peter Eustace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Eric Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Eddie Prudham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Brian Joicey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F David Sunley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Eddie Prudham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Sammy Todd | 🇬🇧 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa make it six unbeaten to make it eighteen wins, fourteen draws and nine defeats in forty one League games.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 13 March 1974, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Villa Park.

Game #3271

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ted Jolly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Manchester, 1970-1975
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩

Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #211 |
Wednesday, 13 March 1974

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Alun Evans | 22' | Chico Hamilton | 55' (pen) |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 22' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Allan Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Peter Carr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bill Green | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB John Gorman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Les O'Neill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Joe Laidlaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Ray Train | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bobby Owen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Frank Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Chris Balderstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa had now won twice in four games having failed to win in any of the previous twelve however fans stayed away in their droves in protest at the controversial Chairmanship of Herbert Douglas Ellis. As a result, Villa make it nine wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty one League games this season.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟥 20 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Villa Park.

Game #3279

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥

Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Saturday, 20 April 1974

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 20' |

Assist(s) | Bobby McDonald | 20' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 | for F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 46' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Jim Montgomery | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Dick Malone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Ron Guthrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Longhorn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Porterfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Rod Belfitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Joe Bolton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa lose three successive matches to make it twelve wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty nine League games this season. Meanwhile, forward Bobby Campbell and goalkeeper Jake Findlay made their Villa debuts aged 17 and 19 after joining from school football in June 1972 and July 1970.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 24 April 1974, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park.

Game #3280

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #220 |
Wednesday, 24 April 1974

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 4' | Bobby Campbell | 30' | Ray Graydon | 41' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | for CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 16' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Dennis Peacock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Liam O'Kane | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bob Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dave Serella | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB John Winfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Paul Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M George Lyall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF John Galley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CF Neil Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in six matches and stop a run of three losses to make it thirteen wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in forty League games this season. Meanwhile, Fred Turnbull made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before retiring from football due to injury. Fred played for Villa between 1967-68 and 1973-74 making 184 appearances and scoring 3 goals.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟥 27 April 1974, Villa 0-2 Carlisle, Brunton Park.

Game #3281

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wrexham, 1971-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥

Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #221 |
Saturday, 27 April 1974

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Allan Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Peter Carr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Graham Winstanley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB John Gorman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Les O'Neill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chris Balderstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Joe Laidlaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Ray Train | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bobby Owen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Frank Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Stan Ternant | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the fourth time in five matches and have one victory in the last seven to make it thirteen wins, fourteen draws and fourteen defeats in forty one League games this season.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟥 28 December 1974, Villa 1-3 Cardiff, Ninian Park.

Game #3313

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 28 December 1974

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 55' |

Assists(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 60' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Bill Irwin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Peter Morgan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Albert Larmour | 🇬🇧 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
D Freddie Pethard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M John Buchanan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Tony Villars | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M George Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Willie Anderson (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Derek Showers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Jack Witham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

D John Impey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa collapse to defeat again to make it ten wins, six draws and eight defeats in his first twenty four League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, Jimmy Brown made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Preston North End in October 1975. Jimmy played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 87 appearances and scoring once.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 4 January 1975, Villa 3-0 Oldham, Boundary Park.

Game #3314

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 4 January 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 34' | Chris Nicholl | 56' | Ray Graydon | 83' |

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 34' | Ray Graydon | 56' | Brian Little | 83' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Chris Ogden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ian Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Keith Hicks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Maurice Whittle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Bell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Robins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ronnie Blair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alan Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W George McVitie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CF Alan Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa open 1975 with an FA Cup win as midfielder Frank Pimblett made his debut aged 17 after joining from school football in June 1973.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 11 January 1975, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park.

Game #3315

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kent, 1968-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 11 January 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 34' | Chico Hamilton | 82' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Ray Cashley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Gary Collier | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Brian Drysdale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Mann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Keith Fear | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Joe Durrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Paul Cheesley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Paul Cheesley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (W Clive Whitehead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol City
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 2-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Bristol City

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it two wins in two in 1975 to make it eleven wins, six draws and eight defeats in his first twenty five League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟨 15 January 1975, Villa 2-2 Chester, Sealand Road.

Game #3316

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #34 |
Wednesday, 15 January 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Bobby McDonald | 15' | Ray Graydon | 50' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Gren Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
RB Nigel Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Reg Matthewson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tony Loska | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Ian Seddon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Derek Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dave Lennard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John James | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Terry Owen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | F John James | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (F Gary Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa take the advantage over fourth division side Chester ahead of the League Cup semi final second leg at Villa Park.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 18 January 1975, Villa 2-1 Oxford, Manor Ground.

Game #3317

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 18 January 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 60' | Chris Nicholl | 89' |

Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 89' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Roy Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Jimmy Light | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Max Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Steve Aylott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Duncan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Keith Gough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Brian Heron | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Derek Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | W Keith Gough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (F Geoff Bray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it three wins in three in 1975 to make it twelve wins, six draws and eight defeats in his first twenty six League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 22 January 1975, Villa 3-2 Chester, Villa Park.

Game #3318

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 5-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #36 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Wednesday, 22 January 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 18' | 27' | Brian Little | 83' |

Assists(s) | Frank Carrodus | 18' | Ray Graydon | 27' | Keith Leonard | 80' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Gren Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
RB Nigel Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Reg Matthewson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Stuart Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
LB Tony Loska | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dave Lennard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John James | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Gary Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Terry Owen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Dave Lennard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (W Jimmy Redfern | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it five unbeaten and four wins in 1975 as they qualify for a record fourth League Cup final.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 25 January 1975, Villa 4-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.

Game #3319

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Amersham, 1966-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #37 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 25 January 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 12' | 87' | Chris Nicholl | 50' | Ray Graydon | 61' |

Assists(s) | Ray Graydon | 50' | Keith Leonard | 61' | Brian Little | 87' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Jim Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Len Badger | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB Eddie Colquhoun | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Ted Hemsley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Terry Nicholl | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Franks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M David Bradford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bill Dearden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tony Field | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Len Badger | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Mick Speight | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it six unbeaten and five wins in 1975 as they add a fifth round FA Cup place to their record fourth League Cup final.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 1 February 1975, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Meadow Lane.

Game #3320

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 1 February 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 30' | 76' | Frank Carrodus | 89' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Eric McManus | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bill Brindley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Ray O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Needham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Stubbs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eric Probert | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Arthur Mann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Steve Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ian Scanlon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Les Bradd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Mick Vinter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven unbeaten and six wins in 1975 as they rack up thirteen wins, six draws and eight defeats in his first twenty seven League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟨 8 February 1975, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park.

Game #3321

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Robin Clay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Gainsborough, 1973-1975 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 8 February 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 56' |

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 56' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Peter Mellor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Cutbush | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Bobby Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Les Strong | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Lacy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Dowie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Conway | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Slough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Les Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Viv Busby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CF John Mitchell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight unbeaten and six wins in 1975 as they rack up thirteen wins, seven draws and eight defeats in his first twenty eight League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟥 15 February 1975, Villa 2-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.

Game #3322

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #40 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 15 February 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Bobby McDonald | 10' | Alun Evans | 50' |

Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 10' | 50' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔴 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Laurie Sivell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB George Burley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
CB Kevin Beattie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Viljoen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mick Lambert | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | W Clive Woods | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in nine matches as three late goals from top tier side Ipswich knock them out of the FA Cup.

Villa hammer first division title chasers Ipswich in the FA Cup and … lose. Their first defeat in 1975 after nine games in all competitions.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 18 February 1975, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park.

Game #3323

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Trelewis, 1966-1975
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Tuesday, 18 February 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Frank Carrodus | 1' | Ray Graydon | 20' | Brian Little | 37' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK David Best | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Malcolm Manley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔁 |
RB Peter Ellis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Ken Foggo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M George Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Mick Mellows | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Ray Hiron | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Marinello | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Phil Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | (W Andy Stewart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it five unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record fourteen wins, seven draws and eight defeats in his first twenty nine League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, central defender Neil Rioch made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Plymouth Argyle in May 1975. Rioch played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 24 appearances and scoring 3 goals.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 22 February 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park.

Game #3324

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harry New | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 22 February 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 4' | Charlie Aitken | 24' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 60' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Alex Stepney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Alex Forsyth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Arnold Sidebottom | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mick Martin | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Tony Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Mick Martin | 🇮🇪 | (F Ron Davies | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it six unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record fifteen wins, seven draws and eight defeats in his first thirty League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, full back Keith Masefield made his debut as a substitute aged 17 having joined from Warwickshire & District Schools on 1 October 1974.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 1 March 1975, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Wembley Stadium.

Game #3325

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1966-1975
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #43 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 1 March 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 79’ |

Assists(s) | None |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Dave Stringer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mel Machin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Miller | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ted MacDougall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Billy Steele | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
💥 | 79’ Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa win the League Cup for the second time thanks to Ray Graydon's missed penalty rebound.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟨 5 March 1975, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Villa Park.

Game #3326

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

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Wednesday, 5 March 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assists(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Barry Siddall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Ritson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Sam Allardyce | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Reid | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Byrom | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Hugh Curran | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Stewart Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Ron Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

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

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record fifteen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in his first thirty one League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 8 March 1975, Villa 3-2 Forest, City Ground.

Game #3327

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Walter Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kendal, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Saturday, 8 March 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 29' | 42' | Brian Little | 67' |

Assists(s) | Charlie Aitken | 29' | Brian Little | 42' | Keith Leonard | 67' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 81' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK John Middleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Liam O'Kane | 🇬🇧 |
CB David Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Paul Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Lyall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M John McGovern | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W John Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |
F John O'Hare | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Barry Butlin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | W John Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | (CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), John O’Hare
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🥅 | 40’ Goal. 1-2, (Nottingham Forest), Barry Butlin
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-2, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🟨 | 43’ Booking, Chico Hamilton, Tackle
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 2-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Keith Leonard
🔁 | 81' Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-3 Aston Villa

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record sixteen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in his first thirty two League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 15 March 1975, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.

Game #3328

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Barnsley, 1959-1977 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 3.00pm
HT Score: 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 15 March 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 69' | Ray Graydon | 75' | Own Goal | 80' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Ian Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Manny Andruszewski | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Bennett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Mel Blyth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Nick Holmes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Hugh Fisher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jim McCalliog | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Bobby Stokes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Gerry O’Brien | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Osgood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M John Crabbe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record seventeen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in his first thirty three League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟥 22 March 1975, Villa 0-1 Orient, Brisbane Road.

Game #3329

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

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 22 March 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assists(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK John Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Bobby Fisher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tony Grealish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ricky Heppolette | 🇮🇳 | ⚽ |
M Peter Bennett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tom Walley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gerry Queen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Derek Possee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Orient 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 0-1, (Orient), Ricky Heppolette
🕒 | FT Orient 1-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in the League in 1975 and for the first time in ten games as they fall to defeat at Orient to make it seventeen wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty four League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 1 April 1975, Villa 3-1 Millwall, The Den.

Game #3331

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alex Lees | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bridgwater, 1972-1978
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Tuesday, 1 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 44' (pen) | Keith Leonard | 77' | Brian Little | 89' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 73' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Bryan King | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tony Hazell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Dennis Burnett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jon Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Frank Saul | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Kelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Doug Allder | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Clark | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gordon Bolland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Mike Kelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (W Gordon Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in thirteen League games and two successive wins as they make it nineteen wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty six League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 9 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.

Game #3332

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

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Wednesday, 9 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 65' | 76' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 8' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Bill Irwin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Brian Attley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Peter Morgan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Albert Larmour | 🇬🇧 |
D Freddie Pethard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
LB Clive Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Buchanan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Peter Sayer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Witham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

D John Impey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in fourteen League games and three successive wins as they make it twenty wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty seven League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 12 April 1975, Villa 5-0 Oldham, Villa Park.

Game #3333

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Jim Bent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Hemel Hempstead, 1972-19
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 12 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 10' | 35' | 81' | Own Goal | 58' | Chico Hamilton | 90' |

Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 10' | 35' | John Robson | 81' | Brian Little | 90' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Chris Ogden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Ian Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Keith Hicks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D David Holt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Maurice Whittle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ronnie Blair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Robins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Les Chapman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alan Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W George McVitie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Alan Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

🔁 | CF Alan Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | (M Graham Bell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in fifteen League games including four successive wins as they make it twenty one wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty eight League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

Game #3334

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 19 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Leighton Phillips | 7' | Own Goal | 18' | Brian Little | 60' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Curtis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Peter Suddaby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Steve Harrison | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M David Tong | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Billy Ronson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Evanson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Mickey Walsh | 🇮🇪 |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Bob Hatton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (F Stuart Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa now have just a single defeat in sixteen League games including five successive wins and ten goals without reply in the last three as they make it twenty two wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty nine League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 23 April 1975, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

Game #3335

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Courtney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Wednesday, 23 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 24' | Brian Little | 31' | 73' | Ian Ross (pen) | 80' |

Assists(s) | Brian Little | 24' | Chico Hamilton | 31' | Steve Hunt | 73' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔥 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Peter Fox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Danny Cameron | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Mullen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alan Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bernard Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jimmy Quinn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Ken Knighton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Phil Henson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Eric Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F David Sunley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Joicey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Roger Wylde | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' Villa win promotion back to Division One after an absence of eight years having just a single defeat in seventeen League games including six successive wins and fourteen goals without reply in the last four as they make it twenty three wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first forty League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, winger Steve Hunt made his Villa debut as a substitute, aged 18, after joining from school football in July 1972.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 26 April 1975, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.

Game #3336

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Arthur Hart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kent, 1970-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 26 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ian Ross | 78' (pen) | Brian Little | 84' |

Assists(s) | Bobby McDonald | 84' |

Teams

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 59' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Jim Montgomery | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Dick Malone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Bobby Moncur | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Ron Guthrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Rod Belfitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Pop Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | LB Ron Guthrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Dennis Longhorn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Ross (pen)
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little, Assist by Bobby McDonald
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland

On This Day

Ron Saunders' promoted Villa side have just a single defeat in eighteen League games including seven successive wins and sixteen goals without reply in the last five as they make it twenty four wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first forty one League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 30 April 1975, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.

Game #3337

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

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #55 |
League Match| #42 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Wednesday, 30 April 1975

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Keith Leonard | 11' | John Gidman | 20' | Bobby McDonald | 76' | Frank Carrodus | 86' |

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 11' | 86' | Jim Cumbes | 20' | Frank Pimblett | 76' |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🟨 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Geoff Butler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mick McGuire | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Suggett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ted MacDougall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB Dave Stringer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

On This Day

Ron Saunders' promoted Villa end the season with just a single defeat in their last nineteen League games including eight successive wins and twenty goals scored to one conceded in the last six as they make it twenty five wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first forty two League games as Villa boss.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3345

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

Full Match Report

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

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔴 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Terry Mancini | 🇮🇪 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🇬🇧 |
M Eddie Kelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

RB Peter Storey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3346

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 81' |

Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 81' |

Teams

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 | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Jean-Marie Trappeniers | 🇧🇪 |
RB Paul Lieben | 🇧🇪 |
RB John De Schrijver | 🇧🇪 |
CB Jos Velser | 🇧🇪 |
D Xavier Caers | 🇧🇪 |
D Bob Geens | 🇧🇪 |
D Jos Heyligen | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
M Louis van Gaal | 🇳🇱 |
M Flemming Lund | 🇩🇰 |
W Joseph Deraeve | 🇧🇪 |
CF Karl Kodat | 🇦🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |

Substitutes

🔁 | CF Karl Kodat | 🇦🇹 | (M August Wilmssen | 🇧🇪 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3356

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Paul Cooper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB George Burley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB John Peddelty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W Clive Woods | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Roger Osborne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Terry Austin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Terry Austin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (CF David Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3363

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK David Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Paul Reaney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Billy Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Peter Lorimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Allan Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB Norman Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3372

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 19' |

Assist(s) | Bobby McDonald | 19' |

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Cliff Calvert | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3373

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

Full Match Report

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

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Alex Stepney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Alex Forsyth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Peter Coyne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3374

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

Full Match Report

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

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Phil Parkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Frank Munro | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gerry O’Hara | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Bobby Gould | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Norman Bell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Richards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Gerry O’Hara | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Steve Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

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

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3375

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

Full Match Report

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

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 20' |

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Alan Stevenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Newton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Derek Scott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Billy Rodaway | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Colin Waldron | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jim Thomson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Colin Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Mike Summerbee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Paul Fletcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ray Hankin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Billy Ingham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3376

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Laurie Sivell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
RB George Burley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB John Peddelty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Sharkey | 🇬🇧 |
W Mick Lambert | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Roger Osborne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Trevor Whymark | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | GK Laurie Sivell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (F Terry Austin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

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

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3381

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Ray Clemence | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tommy Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Toshack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

🔁 | CF John Toshack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | (CF David Fairclough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3382

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 70' |

Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 70' |

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

Starting XI

GK Jim Blyth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Graham Oakey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
D Chris Cattlin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jimmy Holmes | 🇮🇪 |
M John Craven | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Les Cartwright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Alan Green | 🇺🇸 |
CF David Cross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Donal Murphy | 🇮🇪 |

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3383

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

Full Match Report

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

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Bobby Ferguson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Kevin Lock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB Keith Coleman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D John McDowell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Tommy Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Brooking | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat Holland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Pop Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Jennings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | CB Kevin Lock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Johnny Ayris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3384

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Bobby McDonald | 54' |

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 54' |

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

FB Keith Masefield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Graham Moseley (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Tony Macken | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Henry Newton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton James | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Francis Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Tony Macken | 🇮🇪 | (F Roger Davies | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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

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.

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

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

Game #3385

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

Full Match Report

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

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 52' |

Teams

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI

GK Jim Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Willie Maddren | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Ian Bailey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Terry Cooper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Peter Brine | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ted Coleman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Ted Coleman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (CB Alan Ramage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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.

AVFC History Celebrating 150 Years

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Left Back

1973-76 🕒 46 | 40 (6) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 9 | #563 |

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Personal Profile

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Transfer In

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Villa Career

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Played Under

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Career Summary

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Season by Season Record

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Goalkeeping Record

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Honours

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Villa Youth Record

Previous Clubs

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Debut

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

First Goal Date

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Loans Out

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Final Appearance

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Transfer Out

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Subsequent Clubs

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

International Career

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Quotes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Biography

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LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Appearances

46

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Starts

40

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Substitute Appearances

6

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

9

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Goals Scored

5

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Assists Made

4

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Cards Received

🟨

1

🟥

0

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

Matches

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #563 |

🟩 17 March 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park.

Game #3226

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 10' | Pat McMahon | 21' |

Teams

Starting XI

Substitutes

Unused Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes