Game #3324
Aston Villa
15-7-8, 37 PTS
Saturday, 22 February 1975


Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Manchester United
18-6-7, 42 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,156
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Manchester United

Assist(s) | Keith Leonard | 4' | Ray Graydon | 24' |
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 February 1975
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Keith Leonard
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 2-0, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Keith Masefield 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 February 1975
Villa beat leaders Manchester United in an impressive Villa Park performance to close the gap to the top of the table to five points with a game in hand as their 1975 form transforms their promotion challenge.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it six unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record fifteen wins, seven draws and eight defeats in his first thirty League games as Villa boss.
Meanwhile, full back Keith Masefield made his debut as a substitute aged 17 having joined from Warwickshire & District Schools on 1 October 1974.
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | #575 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester United


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 22 February 1975
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🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 11 🟥 9 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chris Nicholl returns from suspension in place of Neil Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.27 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.84 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.88 |
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | (ex)

Manchester United
GK Alex Stepney | 🏴 |
RB Alex Forsyth | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
CB Arnold Sidebottom | 🏴 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
M Mick Martin | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 |
M Tony Young | 🏴 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mick Martin | 🇮🇪 | (F Ron Davies | 🏴 |)

🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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

🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Feb 1975, Villa 2-0 United, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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