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Villa Matches Refereed by

Don Biddle

🟨 11 April 1979, Villa 3-3 Derby, Villa Park.

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Don Biddle

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 26' | 55' | John Gidman | 51' (pen) |

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 26' | 55' |

Game #3533

Division One

11th= (+1)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971–1979
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

None

Derby County

🟨 🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 12 November 1977, Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🔁 | 7’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Gary Williams
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), Roy Greenwood
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-2, (Derby County), Steve Powell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Derby County
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-2, John Gidman (pen)
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-2, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 3-3, (Derby County), Colin Gibson o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Derby County

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 7' |

🟥 12 November 1977, Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.

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Don Biddle

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #3462

Division One

8th= (-2)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Middlesbrough

None

Referee Record

Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 14 December 1974, Villa 4-0 York, 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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Stan Cummings
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 14 December 1974, Villa 4-0 York, Villa Park.

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Don Biddle

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 3' | Chris Nicholl | 10' | Brian Little | 71' | Chico Hamilton | 86' |

Assists(s) | Brian Little | 3' | Jimmy Brown | 10' | Chris Nicholl | 71' |

Game #3310

Division Two

6th= (+1)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

None

York City

None

Referee Record

Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 March 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park.
Cards: None

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 | 🇬🇧 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0. Chris Nicholl, Assist by Jimmy Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 York City
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Little, Assist by Chris Nicholl
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-0, Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 York City

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 2 March 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park.

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Don Biddle

Scorer(s) | Sammy Morgan | 26' |

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 26' |

Game #3270

Division Two

16th (-1)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

None

West Bromwich Albion

None

Referee Record

Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 August 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), John Wile
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion, pen), Tony Brown
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-2, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 1-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-3 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 West Bromwich Albion

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 25 August 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park.

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Don Biddle

Scorer(s) | Charlie Aitken | 82' | Trevor Hockey | 85' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3236

Division Two

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Preston North End

None

Referee Record

Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol, 1971-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 "Might have had two penalties by a less indulgent referee."
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

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

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Trevor Hockey
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-0, Trevor Hockey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End

Substitutes

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 72' |

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