Game #3328
Aston Villa
17-8-8, 42 PTS
Saturday, 15 March 1975
Aston Villa
3-0
Southampton
Division Two
Southampton
10-10-12, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,967
Won
2nd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 69' | Keith Leonard | 75' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 March 1975
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Southampton
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 1-0, Keith Leonard, Assist by Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Keith Leonard
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 3-0, Own Goal, Nick Holmes
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Southampton
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine unbeaten games in League football in 1975 to record seventeen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in his first thirty three League games as Villa boss.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~mv2.gif)
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 15 March 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1977 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 3.00pm
HT Score: 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 46 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 12 🟥 9 | 1.89
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Hackney | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1959-1977 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 Ignored Southampton's continued penchance for "ugly, heavy tackles"
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 9 September 1972, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.23 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.89 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.93 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~mv2.gif)
Southampton
GK Ian Turner | 🏴 |
D Manny Andruszewski | 🏴 |
CB Paul Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Mel Blyth | 🏴 |
LB Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M Hugh Fisher | 🏴 |
M Jim McCalliog | 🏴 |
W Bobby Stokes | 🏴 |
W Gerry O’Brien | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
CF Peter Osgood | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~mv2.gif)
M John Crabbe | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | Eye
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_66c4990796fa42bd8b326536c53cc041~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, 17 March 1975
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