Game #3308
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 3 December 1974
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Colchester United
Attendance: 11,871
Layer Road
Colchester United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Brian Little | 28' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 3 December 1974
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Alan Little, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | HT Colchester United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 2-1, (Colchester United), John Froggatt
🕒 | FT Colchester United 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa beat Third Division side Colchester in the League Cup quarter final at Layer Road to set up the two legged semi final and a possible second Wembley appearance in four seasons.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Colchester United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Colchester United
Previous 5 vs. Colchester: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Tuesday, 3 December 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 9 🟥 5 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Little replaces cup-tied Leighton Phillips.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Alan Little | 🏴 | 19.84 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Alan Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Colchester United
GK Mike Walker | 🏴 |
RB Micky Cook | 🏴 |
CB Ray Harford | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Barry Dominey | 🏴 |
LB Mike Packer | 🏴 |
M Steve Leslie | 🏴 |
M Phil Thomas | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Lindsay | 🏴 |
M Ray Bunkell | 🏴 |
F Bobby Svarc | 🏴 |
F John Froggatt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ray Harford | 🏴 | (CB Lindsay Smith | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Tony Betts | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
Cup Tied | 1 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 4 December 1974