Game #3323
Aston Villa
14-7-8, 35 PTS
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
Won
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Portsmouth
Attendance: 13,355
Fratton Park
8-9-13
Portsmouth
2-3
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Keith Leonard | 20' | Bobby McDonald | 37' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Frank Carrodus, 30 seconds
🟨 | 8’ Booking, Leighton Phillips
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Keith Leonard
💥 | 33’ Missed penalty (Portsmouth), Mick Mellows
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth, pen), Mick Mellows, Retaken penalty
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 2-2, (Portsmouth), George Graham
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Bobby McDonald
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-3 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it five unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record fourteen wins, seven draws and eight defeats in his first twenty nine League games as Villa boss. Meanwhile, central defender Neil Rioch made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Plymouth Argyle in May 1975. Rioch played for Villa between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 24 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1966-1975
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 11 🟥 9 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1966-1975
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 17 February 1973, Villa 1-1 Preston, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Brian Little and Leighton Phillips replace Chico Hamilton and Alun Evans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.87 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ian St John | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK David Best | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Manley | 🏴 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Peter Ellis | 🏴 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Ken Foggo | 🏴 |
M George Graham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mick Mellows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Hiron | 🏴 |
CF Peter Marinello | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 | (W Andy Stewart | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
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
🔴 CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 1969-75 | 🕒 23 | 16 (7) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 | #538 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 19 February 1975