Game #3359
Aston Villa
6-5-7, 17 PTS
Saturday, 22 November 1975
Won
11th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 33,949
Everton
Villa Park
7-5-5, 19 PTS
Andy Gray makes it five goals in nine games since joining the club as Villa gain revenge for their Goodison Park defeat with a fine win over Everton at Villa Park to climb back to 11th in the table but after his difficulties last time out it is John Gidman who gets much of the credit for Villa’s victory with his surging runs along the flanks.
Aston Villa
3-1
Everton
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 23' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 November 1975
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Ken McNaught
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-1, (Everton), George Telfer
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the second time in three to make it six wins, five draws and seven defeats in eighteen League games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Everton
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Saturday, 22 November 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 77 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 17 🟥 20 | 1.78
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards:
Keith Styles
CARDS
Villa
None
Everton
None
TEAM NEWS
Leighton Phillips and Frank Carrodus replace Frank Pimblett and Charlie Aitken.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.87 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.13 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 18.31 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Billy Bingham | 🇬🇧 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Everton
GK David Lawson | 🏴 |
LB Steve Seargeant | 🏴 |
LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Roger Kenyon | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
M Mick Buckley | 🏴 |
M Martin Dobson | 🏴 |
W Gary Jones | 🏴 |
CF George Telfer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Terry Darracott | 🏴 | (CF Jim Pearson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Frank Pimblett | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
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
“I was surprised by the amount of space I had to move in, especially as Everton were playing with three central defenders.
“I am really enjoying my game at Villa now but it has been difficult.
“At first I had to build up a partnership with Brian Little and then when he was injured I had to start all over again with John Deehan.”
Andy Gray.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 24 November 1975
What a pity Andy Gray is Scottish. Isn’t it enough for us poor English supporters to suffer the steady decline of the national team without having to watch the emergence of a star of the calibre of Villa’s young Scot? If this sounds like sour grapes it is. And the only consolation is that Gray, signed by Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders for £110,000 from Dundee United, is playing for an English club here in the Midlands.
Against Everton, Gray completely overshadowed his counterpart Bob Latchford, signed from Birmingham for £350,000, scoring two fine goals to take his tally to five in nine games.
“I was surprised by the amount of space I had to move in,” said Gray after the match, “especially as Everton were playing with three central defenders.
“I am really enjoying my game at Villa now but it has been difficult. At first I had to build up a partnership with Brian Little and then when he was injured I had to start all over again with John Deehan.”
Gray’s individual contribution to Villa’s win may have been outstanding but it would be unfair to single him out as the key factor in his side’s success for this was a fine all-round team performance.
Villa went ahead in the 23rd minute after John Gidman, who was also in brilliant form, had pushed a long ball to Ray Graydon on the right. Running into the Everton area, Gray headed home Graydon’s cross.
Although Villa continued to dominate they failed to make use of the many chances they created and Everton gradually came back into the game. And just when it seemed that the Merseysiders would equalise Villa added their second in the 69th minute.
Gathering a perfectly placed midfield pass from Deehan, Gidman, who had made several devastating runs, hit a low, hard ball across the Everton goalmouth. Graydon and Ken McNaught both went for the ball. McNaught got there first - and turned it into his own net.
Shots by Chico Hamilton and the hard working Frank Carrodus threatened to sink Everton before George Telfer pulled a goal back for Everton ten minutes later. But Villa remained in control and with three minutes to go Gray made sure that the scoreline truly reflected their superiority.
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