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F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

1974 🕒 4 | ✅ 1 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 | #570 |

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F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Anthony Thomas Betts

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
31 October 1953
Derby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
(5 ft 10 in) 1.80 m
Personal

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

1969-74 Aston Villa Youth

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

1972-74 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Football League Second Division

Transfer In

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Transfer In

Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1971-72
1 July 1969
15
Youth
Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Tommy Docherty 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Career

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Villa Career

Villa Career

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1974 | Youth |
Football League Second Division |
🕒 4 | ✅ 1 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 | #570 |
🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

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 |

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Played Under

Managers

Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1974 🕒 4 | ✅ 1 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 |

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Career Summary

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🗓️
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟨
🟥
🟩 %
🟨 %
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
2
4
1
3
3
1.25
1
2
1
25%
50%
25%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Competition Record

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🕒 League
🕒 FA Cup
🕒 League Cup
🕒 Europe
🕒 European Cup
3
0
1
0
0
⚽ League
⚽ FA Cup
⚽ League Cup
⚽ Europe
⚽ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
🔥 League
🔥 FA Cup
🔥 League Cup
🔥 Europe
🔥 European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
League Gi
FA Cup Gi
League Cup Gi
Europe Gi
European Cup Gi
0
0
0
0
0
League GPG
FA Cup GPG
League Cup GPG
Europe GPG
European Cup GPG
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
League GPGi
FA Cup GPGi
League Cup GPGi
Europe GPGi
European Cup GPGi
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Season by Season Record

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🗓️
🎂
〽️
🏆
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟩 %
🟨
🟨 %
🟥
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1974-75
20
D2
2nd
4
1
3
3
1.25
1
25%
2
50%
1
25%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Goalkeeping Record

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GK #
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %
Season
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Honours

Villa Honours

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Played for the Villa

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1974-75
🟨 17 Aug 1974, Villa 1-1 York, Bootham
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Season
Debut
Manager
Aged
1974-75
🟨 17 Aug 1974, Villa 1-1 York, Bootham
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
20
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Did not Score
Game #
First Assist
Game #
First Clean Sheet
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1974-75
🟨 12 Nov 1974, Villa 1-1 Hartlepool, Victoria Park
21
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1975-76
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Debut
Loans

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Loans Out

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Loans

1974-75 Southport 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Dec 1974 to May 1975
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 8 | 8 (0) | ⚽ 1 |

Transfer Out

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1975-76
October 1975
21
Free
Portland Timbers 🇺🇸
Ron Saunders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

1975 Portland Timbers 🇺🇸
NASL
🕒 18 | ⚽ 7 | (League)

1975 Port Vale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Football League Third Division
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1976-77 Portland Timbers 🇺🇸
NASL
🕒 48 | ⚽ 8 | (League)

1979 Minnesota Kicks 🇺🇸
NASL
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1979 Retired aged 25

Quotes

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

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Quotes

Biography

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Biography

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Appearances

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Appearances

4

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Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #3283
🟨 17 Aug 1974, Villa 1-1 York, Bootham
Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Subs: F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3295
🟩 5 Oct 1974, Villa 2-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Alan Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Subs: None
Game #3302
🟥 9 Nov 1974, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | Subs: F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3303
🟨 12 Nov 1974, Villa 1-1 Hartlepool, Victoria Park
Starting XI: GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | Subs: F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Starts

1

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #3295
🟩 5 Oct 1974, Villa 2-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 | 🟥 | CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | M Alan Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🟨 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Keith Leonard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Starts
Subs

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Substitute Appearances

3

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Game #3283
🟨 17 Aug 1974, Villa 1-1 York, Bootham
F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3302
🟥 9 Nov 1974, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3303
🟨 12 Nov 1974, Villa 1-1 Hartlepool, Victoria Park
F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Unused

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

3

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Game #3287
🟥 31 Aug 1974, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden
F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3308
🟩 3 Dec 1974, Villa 2-1 Colchester, Layer Road
F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #3309
🟥 7 Dec 1974, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Goals

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Goals Scored

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Assists

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Assists Made

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

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Cards Received

🟨

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0

🟥

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

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International Record

International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

Matches

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F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

🟨 17 Aug 1974, Villa 1-1 York, Bootham

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Game #3283

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

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 17 August 1974

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 29' |

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 29' |

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 75' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Graeme Crawford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Stone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Chris Topping | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Peter Oliver | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Ian Holmes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Barry Swallow | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Barry Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Micky Cave | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ian Butler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jimmy Seal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Chris Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | F Jimmy Seal | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (F Jim Hinch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Frank Carrodus
💥 | 8' Jim Cumbes penalised for handling outside the area
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (York City), Lyons
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT York City 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Tony Betts
🕒 | FT York City 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • Villa have a late Chris Nicholl goal disallowed much to the chagrin of new boss Ron Saunders as they open their second division campaign with a draw at Bootham Crescent.

  • Ron Saunders' first match in charge of Villa ends in a draw at newly promoted York, meanwhile, winger Frank Carrodus made his Villa debut aged 25 after joining from Manchester City earlier this month. Whilst Tony Betts made his first Villa appearance aged 20 after joining from school football in May 1970.

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

🟩 5 Oct 1974, Villa 2-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

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Game #3295

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe, 1964-1976 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 5 October 1974

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 54' | Ray Graydon | 88' |

Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 88' |

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W George McVitie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tony Betts, Alan Little
🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 47’ Booking, John Gidman
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (Oldham Athletic), Colin Garwood
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Keith Hicks
🟥 | 68’ Sending off, John Gidman
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Keith Leonard
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Alan Little, Foul

On This Day

  • Villa record their first away League win of the campaign thanks to winger Ray Graydon’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 11th ⚽ goal of the season despite having right back John Gidman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🟥 sent off and a furore erupting between Ron Saunders and Oldham’s Alan Groves. 

  • Despite the distractions Villa climb back to fourth in the second division table four points off leaders Manchester United after 11 games.

  • Villa make it 🟩 five wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 eleven Division Two games

  • Midfielder Alan Little 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 19 made his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after being promoted to the youth ranks to become the 573rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

  • Right back John Gidman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is 🟥 sent off on his 🕒 62nd appearance in a Villa shirt.

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

🟥 9 Nov 1974, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park

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Game #3302

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

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 9 November 1974

Division Two

Scorer(s) | None

Assists(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 79' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Roy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bill Brindley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Ray O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
LB Arthur Mann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Needham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Brian Stubbs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Don Masson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Steve Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Kevin Randall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ian Scanlon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | W Steve Carter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (F Mick Vinter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

💥 | 37’ Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), David Needham
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Tony Betts
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County

On This Day

  • Villa lose for the second successive game, for the first time at home this season, and in an even more subdued fashion than their Craven Cottage defeat to leave them fifth in the table and still eight behind the leaders.

  • Ron Saunders' Villa lose successive games for the first time this season to make it seven wins, five draws and four defeats in his first sixteen League games as Villa boss.

F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #570 |

🟨 12 Nov 1974, Villa 1-1 Hartlepool, Victoria Park

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Game #3303

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨

Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #21 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Tuesday, 12 November 1974

League Cup

Scorer(s) | Charlie Aitken | 34' |

Assists(s) | Chris Nicholl | 34' |

Teams

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

🔁 | F Tony Betts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 70' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Barry Watling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Rob Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Malcolm Dawes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alan Goad | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D George Potter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Jimmy Shoulder | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Honour | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Spelman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Allan Gauden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Malcolm Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Kevin McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Billy Ward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Hartlepool United 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 1-1, (Hartlepool United), Malcolm Moore
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Bobby Campbell, Sub on, Tony Betts 🔴
🕒 | FT Hartlepool United 1-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Frank Carrodus, Trip

On This Day

  • Villa’s poor run continues as, without a win in three, they draw with fourth tier Hartlepool in the fourth round of the League Cup.

  • Villa face Hartlepool United for the first time in competitive football, Hartlepool become the 109th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Ron Saunders' Villa can only draw with Fourth Division side Hartlepool in the League Cup last 16 necessitating a Villa Park replay.

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