Game #3329
Aston Villa
17-8-9, 42 PTS
Saturday, 22 March 1975
Leyton Orient
1-0
Aston Villa
Division Two
Leyton Orient
9-16-9, 34 PTS
Brisbane Road
Attendance: 9,466
Lost
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assists(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 March 1975
🕒 | HT Orient 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 0-1, (Orient), Ricky Heppolette
🕒 | FT Orient 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in the League in 1975 and for the first time in ten games as they fall to defeat at Orient to make it seventeen wins, eight draws and nine defeats in Saunders' first thirty four League games as Villa boss.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Leyton Orient
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_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
Season | 1974-75 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 22 March 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 12 🟥 10 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 January 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.25 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 32.91 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.95 |
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
George Petchey | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
Leyton Orient
GK John Jackson | 🏴 |
RB Bobby Fisher | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
M Peter Allen | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🏴 |
M Ricky Heppolette | 🇮🇳 | ⚽ |
M Peter Bennett | 🏴 |
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
F Gerry Queen | 🏴 |
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_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
W Derek Possee | 🏴 |
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_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~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_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 2 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | Ankle
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | Stomach muscle
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d91f8e2ee65d4623a65a61e4a8eb4e9d~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, 24 March 1975
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