Game #3327
Aston Villa
16-8-8, 40 PTS
Saturday, 8 March 1975
Nottingham Forest
2-3
Aston Villa
Division Two
Nottingham Forest
10-10-13, 30 PTS
City Ground
Attendance: 20,205
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Assists(s) | Charlie Aitken | 29' | Brian Little | 42' | Keith Leonard | 67' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 March 1975
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), John O’Hare
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🥅 | 40’ Goal. 1-2, (Nottingham Forest), Barry Butlin
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-2, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🟨 | 43’ Booking, Chico Hamilton, Tackle
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 2-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 3-2, Brian Little, Assist by Keith Leonard
🔁 | 81' Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Leighton Phillips
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record sixteen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in his first thirty two League games as Villa boss.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Saturday, 8 March 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Walter Johnson | 🏴 | Kendal, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 12 🟥 9 | 1.87
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Walter Johnson | 🏴 | Kendal, 1970-1978
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 31 August 1974, Villa 0-1 Bolton, Burnden Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.21 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.87 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.92 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
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Nottingham Forest
GK John Middleton | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
RB Liam O'Kane | 🇬🇧 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
M Paul Richardson | 🏴 |
M George Lyall | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F John O'Hare | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Barry Butlin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 81' |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | W John Robertson | 🏴 | (CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 10 March 1975
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