Game #3320
Aston Villa
13-6-8, 32 PTS
Saturday, 1 February 1975
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Notts County
Attendance: 16,651
Meadow Lane
8-11-9, 27 PTS
Notts County
1-3
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 30' | Charlie Aitken | 76' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 February 1975
🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), Ian Scanlon
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Little, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🟨 | 44' Booking, Charlie Aitken, Foul
🕒 | HT Notts County 1-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 75’ Missed penalty, (Notts County), Arthur Mann
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Chris Nicholl, Foul
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Little, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Frank Carrodus
🟨 | 90' Booking, Ray Graydon, Tackle
🕒 | FT Notts County 1-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, John Robson
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven unbeaten and six wins in 1975 as they rack up thirteen wins, six draws and eight defeats in his first twenty seven League games as Villa boss.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Notts County
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1893-94
FIXTURE HISTORY
Notts County
Previous 5 vs. Notts County: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 1 February 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 | 10 🟥 8 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
🆘 Awarded a dubious penalty, then booked Nicholl for a non-foul "almost as an after-thought" and made three more "diabolical" bookings to Villa players.
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 24 August 1974, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.11 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.78 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.82 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Sirrell | 🏴 |
Notts County
GK Eric McManus | 🇬🇧 |
LB Bill Brindley | 🏴 |
LB Ray O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 |
CB Brian Stubbs | 🏴 |
M Eric Probert | 🏴 |
M Arthur Mann | 🏴 |
W Steve Carter | 🏴 |
F Ian Scanlon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Les Bradd | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Mick Vinter | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 3 February 1975