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M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Midfielder

1975-76 🕒 11 | 11 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 6 | #574 |

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M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Personal Profile

Full Name
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Francis Roy Pimblett
12 March 1957
Liverpool
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England Australia
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇺
Personal
Transfer In

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Transfer In

Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1974-75
1 July 1972
16
Youth
Aston Villa Youth
Vic Crowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Career

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1975-76 | Youth |
1974-75 Football League Second Division |
1975-76 Football League First Division |
🕒 11 | 11 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 6 | #574 |

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Played Under

Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1975-76

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Career Summary

Seasons
Appearances 🕒
Starts 🕒
Substitute 🔁
Unused Sub 🇺
Points per Game (PPG)
2
11
11
0
6
🟩 Won
🟩 Win %
🟨 Drew
🟨 Drawn %
🟥 Lost
🟥 Loss %
Goals ⚽
Assists 🔥
Yellow Cards 🟨
Red Cards 🟥
0
2
0
0
Goal Involvements (GI)
Games per Goal (GPG)
Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
2
0.00
Seasons

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Season by Season Record

Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1974-75
17
D2
4
4
0
0
1
4
0.00
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1975-76
18
D1
7
7
0
0
1
2
0.00
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
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Goalkeeping Record

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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
1974-75
17
D2
4
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
1975-76
18
D1
7
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
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Villa Youth Record

1972-76 Aston Villa Youth

Previous Clubs

1972-76 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves
Football League Second Division, First Division

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Debut

Squad From Season
First Squad Match
First Squad Under
1974-75
4 January 1975
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Promoted to First Team Under
Promoted to First Team Date
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
January 1975
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Debut Season
Debut Date
Debut Age
Debut Under
1974-75
4 January 1975
17
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Debut

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

First Goal Date

Game #
Match
Scorer(s)

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Loans Out

1976 Newport County
Mar 1976 to May 1976
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 7 | 7 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

Final

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Final Appearance

Final Season
Final Game
Final Age
Final Game Under
1975-76
14 February 1976
18
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Squad To Season
Final Squad
Final Squad Under
1975-76
14 February 1976
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Transfer Out

Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1975-76
30 June 1976
19
Free
Stockport County
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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Subsequent Clubs

1976-77 Stockport County, Free
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1977-80 Brisbane City
National Soccer League

1980 Hartlepool United
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 3 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1980 Brisbane City
National Soccer League

1980 Retired aged 23

Quotes

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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Biography

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Biography

Appearances

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Appearances

11

Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
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 #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 #3347
🟥 20 September 1975, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Starting XI: GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Subs: W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3357
🟩 8 November 1975, Villa 5-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.
Starting XI: GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Subs: None
Game #3358
🟥 15 November 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford.
Starting XI: GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Subs: M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Game #3361
🟨 6 December 1975, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Starting XI: GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Subs: None
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 #3371
🟥 7 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
Starting XI: GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Subs: M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Starts

11

Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
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 #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 #3347
🟥 20 September 1975, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3357
🟩 8 November 1975, Villa 5-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
Game #3358
🟥 15 November 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford.
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Game #3361
🟨 6 December 1975, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
Game #3363
🟥 20 December 1975, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Game #3371
🟥 7 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
Starts
Subs

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Sub Sub
Unused

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

6

Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Game #3310
🟩 14 December 1974, Villa 4-0 York, Villa Park.
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3317
🟩 18 January 1975, Villa 2-1 Oxford, Manor Ground.
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3318
🟩 22 January 1975, Villa 3-2 Chester, Villa Park.
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3334
🟩 19 April 1975, Villa 3-0 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3359
🟩 22 November 1975, Villa 3-1 Everton, Villa Park.
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3362
🟩 13 Dec 1975, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Goals Scored

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Goals
Assists

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Assists Made

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Game #3337
🟩 30 April 1975, Villa 4-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 11' | 86' | Jim Cumbes | 20' | Frank Pimblett | 76' |
Game #3357
🟩 8 November 1975, Villa 5-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.
Assist(s) | John Robson | 9' | Frank Pimblett | 50' | Ray Graydon | 57' |
Cards

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Cards Received

🟨

0

🟥

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

International Career

England

FA
National Team
Caps with Villa
England
FA
National Team
Full International Record
England
FA
🕒 Caps
🕒 Starts
🔁 Sub
⚽ Goals
FA
First Cap with Villa
FA
First International Goal with Villa
FA
Last Cap with Villa

International Record

England

Starter

Match

Substitute

Match

Goals

Match
Matches

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

Matches

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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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

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

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

Teams

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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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

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Frank Pimblett
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-0, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa

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.

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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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

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

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 34' | Ray Graydon | 82' |

Teams

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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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.

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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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

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

Assists(s) | Ray Graydon | 15' | Brian Little | 50' |

Teams

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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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

⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby McDonald, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-1, (Chester), Tommy Owen
🕒 | HT Chester 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-2, (Chester), Gary Moore
🕒 | FT Chester 2-2 Aston Villa

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.

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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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

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

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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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

⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 2-0, John Gidman, Assist by Jim Cumbes
🥅 | 25' Goal, 2-1, (Norwich City), Phil Boyer
🕒 | HT Norwich City 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 3-1, Bobby McDonald, Assist by Frank Pimblett
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-1, Frank Carrodus, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Norwich City 1-4 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Keith Leonard, Foul
🟨 | Booking, John Robson, Foul

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.

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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Game #3347

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

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

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

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GK Ray Clemence | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Alec Lindsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Brian Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Peter Cormack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Steve Heighway | 🇮🇪 |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF John Toshack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Ray Kennedy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

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

On This Day

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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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Game #3357

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

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

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

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

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB John Overton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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GK Tom McAlister | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Ted Hemsley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Eddie Colquhoun | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Len Badger | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Terry Garbett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Franks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Keith Eddy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Bill Dearden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Chris Guthrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | CF Bill Dearden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (CF Steve Cammack | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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

On This Day

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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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Game #3358

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥

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

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

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

Substitutes

🔁 | M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | (M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Steve Coppell
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Frank Pimblett, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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Game #3361

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

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

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 17' |

Assist(s) | John Deehan | 17' |

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Peter Shilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Kevin Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Bloor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Geoff Salmons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Mahoney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alan Hudson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Ian Moores | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Sean Haslegrave | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

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

On This Day

  • Villa deliver their best away performance of the season to date but still can't manage the win despite taking the lead through Ray Graydon's sixth of the season and second in as many games.

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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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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

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

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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

  • Villa lose narrowly at Elland Road but have John Burridge to thank for keeping them from a heavier defeat as Leeds once again demonstrate what makes them such a universally unpopular side as they resort to their usual dirty tactics.

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

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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Game #3371

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

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

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 6' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 6' |

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

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GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Mike Doyle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Clements | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
RB Ged Keegan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Kenny Clements | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (CB Tommy Booth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

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

On This Day

  • Villa concede a late goal for the second successive game to fall to an undeserved defeat to Manchester City at Maine Road as Ron Saunders’ is forced to field a team full of youngsters before the hosts luck into a late winner that should not have stood.

  • Villa now have eight wins, nine draws and eleven defeats in twenty eight League games under Ron Saunders following their return to the top flight.

  • Centre Back John Overton, 19, makes his Villa debut after joining from schoolboy football in June 1972 and coming through the yourh ranks to  become the 581st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

  • Gordon Cowans, 17, makes his Villa debut after joining from schoolboy football in July 1974 and coming through the yourh ranks to  become the 582nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

M Frank Pimblett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #574 |

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

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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

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 19' |

Assist(s) | Bobby McDonald | 19' |

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

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

Unused Substitutes

None

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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

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

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.
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