Game #3314
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 January 1975
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Oldham Athletic
Attendance: 14,510
Boundary Park
Oldham Athletic
0-3
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 34' | Ray Graydon | 56' | Brian Little | 83' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 January 1975
🟢 | 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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Oldham Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oldham Athletic
Previous 5 vs. Oldham: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 4 January 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 32 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 9 🟥 8 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Bobby McDonald and Frank Pimblett (debut) replace Leighton Phillips and Jimmy Brown.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.70 |
Youngest Player |
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 | 17.83 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Frizzell | 🏴 |
Oldham Athletic
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Alan Young | 🏴 |
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 | 5 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | Knee
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | Heel
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
🟢 M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 6 January 1975