Game #3365
Aston Villa
8-7-9, 23 PTS
Saturday, 27 December 1975
Derby County
2-0
Aston Villa
Division One
Derby County
13-6-5, 32 PTS
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 37,230
Lost
12th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 December 1975
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Steve Powell
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 0-2, (Derby County, pen), Charlie George
🕒 | FT Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it eight wins, seven draws and nine defeats in twenty four League games following their return to the top flight.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Derby County
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1975-76 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 27 December 1975
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 19 🟥 22 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 5 January 1974, Villa 3-1 Chester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.74 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.23 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 18.40 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave MacKay | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_6cd2c965b23c472d99c0fc1c9d07b009~mv2.gif)
Derby County
GK Colin Boulton | 🏴 |
CB Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Tony Macken | 🇮🇪 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Henry Newton | 🏴 |
M Leighton James | 🏴 |
F Charlie George | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Roger Davies | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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CF Kevin Hector | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 2 |
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_6cd2c965b23c472d99c0fc1c9d07b009~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, 29 December 1975
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