Game #3342
Aston Villa
2-1-2, 5 PTS
Saturday, 30 August 1975
Won
12th= (+5)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 41,026
Coventry City
Villa Park
2-2-1, 6 PTS
Villa make it successive top flight wins as Coventry are beaten at Villa Park thanks to Ray Graydon's third of the season.
Aston Villa
1-0
Coventry City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1975
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa record successive wins for the first time this season to make it two wins, one draw and two defeats on their return to the top flight. As a result Villa climb to a season high of 12th.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Coventry City
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match-week | #5 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 30 August 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 | 13 🟥 12 | 1.97
Career Form:
Top 4
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Tony Morrissey
CARDS
Villa
None
Coventry City
None
TEAM NEWS
John Robson replaces John Gidman in Ron Saunders' first change of the season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.19 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 33.35 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 21.78 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Bryan King | 🏴 |
RB Graham Oakey | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dugdale | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy Holmes | 🇮🇪 |
LB Jim Brogan | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
F Alan Green | 🇺🇸 |
CF David Cross | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 |
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 | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Coventry Evening Telegraph*
Saturday, 30 August 1975
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