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Villa Matches Refereed by

Clive Thomas

🟩 30 November 1983, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 7' | Dennis Mortimer | 75' |

Assist(s) | Ray Walker | 75' |

Game #3782

League Cup

4th Round

Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

🟨 🟨 🟨

West Bromwich Albion

🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 25
🟩 : 13
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 9
🆘 : 7
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 23 April 1983, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Cyrille Regis
🟥 | 45’ Sending off, (West Bromwich Albion), Gary Owen
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Peter Withe, Sub on, Ray Walker
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-1, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Ray Walker
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Dissent

Substitutes

🔁 | M Ray Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | for CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 46' |

🟥 23 April 1983, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3755

Division One

4th (-1)

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

Villa Cards

🟨

West Ham United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 24
🟩 : 12
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 9
🆘 : 6
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 October 1982, Villa 4-0 Tottenham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Ray Walker
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Dave Swindlehurst
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 0-2, (West Ham United), Billy Bonds
🕒 | FT West Ham United 2-0 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Alan Curbishley, Foul

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 30 October 1982, Villa 4-0 Spurs, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 56' | 77' | Tony Morley | 78' | Gary Shaw | 83' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3719

Division One

8th= (+3)

Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

🟨

Tottenham Hotspur

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 23
🟩 : 12
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 6
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | 55' Booking, Jimmy Rimmer, Dissent
⚽ | 56' Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
⚽ | 77' Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 78' Goal, 3-0, Tony Morley
⚽ | 83' Goal, 4-0, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 7 November 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #3661

Division One

13th= (-1)

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

Villa Cards

None

Arsenal

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 22
🟩 : 11
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 6
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Brian Talbot
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
🔁 | 68' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal

Substitutes

🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 68' |

🟩 25 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 15' | Peter Withe | 68' |

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 15' | Allan Evans | 68' |

Game #3612

Division One

1st (-)

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

Villa Cards

🟨

Southampton

🟨 🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 21
🟩 : 11
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 6
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🟨 | 37' Booking, Kenny Swain, Foul
🕒 | FT Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Steve Moran
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Southampton 1-2 Aston Villa

🔁 | Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy

Substitutes

🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 54' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3565

Division One

9th (-2)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Liverpool

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 20
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 6
🆘 Apparently blind to the persistent fouling of Alan Hansen
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. 🆘
Cards: 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Terry Bullivant
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Ray Kennedy
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Little
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Alan Hansen
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Terry McDermott
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Terry Bullivant, Sub on, Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Substitutes

🔁 | M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Terry Bullivant | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 75' |

🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 15' |

Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 15' |

Game #3518

Division One

9th= (-)

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

Villa Cards

None

Chelsea

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 19
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 5
🆘 Thomas was accused of failing to consult his linesman for an offside flag for Villa's goal, that his decision was correct didn't take away from the perception that for Thomas it was always about his profile.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 82' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Alex Cropley
🕒 | FT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 82' |

🟩 19 August 1978, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 60' |

Assist(s) | Gordon Smith | 60' |

Game #3496

Division One

6th=

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

Villa Cards

None

Wolverhampton Wanderers

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 18
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 January 1978, Villa 1-4 Everton, Goodison Park. 🆘
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gary Shelton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Gordon Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

🔁 | Sub off, Andy Gray (Injury), Sub on, John Gregory

Substitutes

🔁 | M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

🟥 7 January 1978, Villa 1-4 Everton, Goodison Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 42' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3474

FA Cup

3rd Round

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

🟥 🟨

Everton

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 4
🆘 Typical refereeing from Thomas, as always self importance is placed above impartiality.
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 29 November 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: 🟥 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-0, (Everton), Andy King
🟨 | 25’ Booking, Leighton Phillips, Dissent
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 2-0, (Everton, pen), Trevor Ross
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 3-0, (Everton), Duncan McKenzie
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Everton 3-1, Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 4-1, (Everton), Bob Latchford
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, John Deehan
🟥 | 87’ Sending off, Leighton Phillips, “Gesture”
🕒 | FT Everton 4-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 58' |

🟥 29 November 1977, Villa 2-4 Forest, City Ground.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 78' | Frank Carrodus | 85' |

Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 78' |

Game #3465

League Cup

4th Round

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Nottingham Forest

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 16
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 6' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Viv Anderson
🥅 | 24' Goal, 0-3, (Nottingham Forest), Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 0-4, (Nottingham Forest), Tony Woodcock
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, John Deehan, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-4, Brian Little, Assist by Ken McNaught
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-4, Frank Carrodus
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 4-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 54' |

🟩 7 May 1977, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 61' | Alex Cropley | 73' |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 61' | 73' |

Game #3436

Division One

5th (-)

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

Villa Cards

None

Leeds United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 January 1977, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Filbert Street.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), David McNiven
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leeds United
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 73' Goal, 2-1, Alex Cropley, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 8 January 1977, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Filbert Street.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 84' |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 84' |

Game #3411

FA Cup

3rd Round

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

Villa Cards

🟨

Leicester City

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 August 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Leighton Phillips, Tackle.

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 21 August 1976, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 49' | 75' | Ray Graydon | 54' | 60' (pen) |

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 49' |

Game #3386

Division One

1st=

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

West Ham United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 13
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 April 1976, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gordon Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon (pen)
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 4-0, Andy Gray
💥 | 83’ Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 West Ham United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

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

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Bobby McDonald | 54' |

Assist(s) | John Gidman | 54' |

Game #3384

Division One

16th (+2)

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: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Derby County

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 15 November 1975, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford.
Cards: None

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

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

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #3358

Division One

13th= (-2)

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: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Manchester United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 September 1974, Villa 3-0 Millwall, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

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

Substitutes

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

🟩 21 September 1974, Villa 3-0 Millwall, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 44' | 54' (pen) | 70' |

Assists(s) | Ian Ross | 70' |

Game #3292

Division Two

5th= (+1)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Millwall

🟨 🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 January 1974, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

🔁 | 9’ Sub off, Bobby Campbell, Sub on, Leighton Phillips 🟢
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon (pen)
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Ian Ross
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Millwall

Substitutes

🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟢 | for F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 9' |

🟩 30 January 1974, Villa 2-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Sammy Morgan | 12' | Alun Evans | 68' |

Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 12' | Bruce Rioch | 68' |

Game #3265

FA Cup

4th Round Replay

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Arsenal

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
🆘 Again created an vitroilic atmosphere on the terraces having indulged Bob Wilson's play acting on Saturday, yet before long he was at it again... awarding a free kick to Arsenal as 'he' judged Cumbes had taken too many steps.
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 26 January 1974, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury. 🆘
Cards: 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal

Substitutes

🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 33' |

🟨 26 January 1974, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Sammy Morgan | 11' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 11' |

Game #3264

FA Cup

4th Round

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨

Arsenal

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
🆘 There is no game, no occasion, the self-importance of Thomas could not spoil. Needless yellow cards, a sending off and penalty for non-fouls yet still he strutted like a peacock whilst the terrances erupted into violence because of his behaviour. A shameful performance from a shameless referee.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 September 1973, Villa 2-2 Orient, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🟥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Sammy Morgan, Foul
🟥 | 63’ Sending off, Sammy Morgan
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Ray Kennedy
🟨 | 71’ Booking, Alun Evans, Dissent
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Jimmy Cumbes, Timewasting

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟨 22 September 1973, Villa 2-2 Orient, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorers | Bruce Rioch | 1' | Geoff Vowden | 36' |

Assist(s) | Sammy Morgan | 36' |

Game #3242

Division Two

2nd= (-)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

🟨 🟨

Leyton Orient

🟨 🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 29 August 1972, Villa 1-0 Carlisle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch, 67 seconds
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 1-1, (Orient), Ian Ross o.g.
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-1, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Sammy Morgan
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 2-2, (Orient), Ricky Heppolette
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Orient
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Alun Evans, Sub on, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Orient

🟨 | Booking, John Robson, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Alun Evans, Charge

Substitutes

🔁 | W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 63' |

🟩 29 August 1972, Villa 1-0 Carlisle, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Bruce Rioch | 74' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3193

Division Two

1st= (+2)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Carlisle United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 April 1971, Villa 1-2 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow. 🆘
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Gidman
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Carlisle United
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Alun Evans
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Carlisle United

Substitutes

🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 70' |

🟥 10 April 1971, Villa 1-2 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Fred Turnbull | 73' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 73' |

Game #3127

Division Three

4th= (-1)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥

Villa Cards

🟨 🟨

Shrewsbury Town

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
🆘 Booking players as usual to the confusion of those watching
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 15 November 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
F Harry Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Shrewsbury Town), Alan Groves
🕒 | HT Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Harry Gregory, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-1, Fred Turnbull, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🟨 | 75' Booking, Bruce Rioch, Foul
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-2, (Shrewsbury Town), Dave Roberts
🟨 | Booking, Pat McMahon
🕒 | FT Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | for M Harry Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 46' |

🟨 15 November 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | None

Assists(s) | None

Game #3052

Division Two

21st (-)

Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨

Villa Cards

None

Blackpool

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 12 April 1969, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK John Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Emment Kapengwe | 🇿🇲 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Fred Mwila | 🇿🇲 | 🟢 | 🔴 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Fred Mwila
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackpool
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Lionel Martin, Sub on, Dave Rudge
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackpool

Substitutes

🔁 | M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 57' |

🟩 12 April 1969, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | Dave Simmons | 55' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3029

Division Two

14th (+1)

Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

🟨

Birmingham City

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 November 1968, Villa 0-1, Preston, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🟨 | 39' Booking, Mike Ferguson, Kicking ball away.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Dave Simmons
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 9 November 1968, Villa 0-1, Preston, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #3002

Division Two

22nd (-1)

Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Preston North End

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 February 1968, Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Woodward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Fred Turnbull o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Preston North End

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 10 February 1968, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park.

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Clive Thomas

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #2966

Division Two

14th (-)

Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Middlesbrough

None

Referee Record

Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Colin Withers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Arthur Horsfield
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

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