1974–75 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1974–75 English football season was Aston Villa's 75th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. Villa qualified for Europe for the first time by winning the League Cup.

Aston Villa
1974–75 season
Chairman(1) England Doug Ellis
(2) Sir William Dugdale, Bt[1][2]
ManagerEngland Ron Saunders
StadiumVilla Park
Second Division2nd
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners

Ron Saunders was appointed manager in June 1974, replacing Vic Crowe who had been sacked in April.[3] Saunders guided Aston Villa to League Cup success against Norwich in the only final of the competition between two Second Division teams. Both clubs were also promoted to the First Division.

There were debut appearances for Frank Carrodus (150), Leighton Phillips (140), Frank Pimblett (11), Steve Hunt (6) Tony Betts (4), Keith Masefield (4), Graham Moseley (3), and Alan Little (3).[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C, P) 42 26 9 7 66 30 2.200 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 Aston Villa (P) 42 25 8 9 79 32 2.469 58 UEFA Cup first round and promotion to the First Division
3 Norwich City (P) 42 20 13 9 58 37 1.568 53 Promotion to the First Division
4 Sunderland 42 19 13 10 65 35 1.857 51
5 Bristol City 42 21 8 13 47 33 1.424 50
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Second Division

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17 August 1974 1 York City 1–1 Aston Villa York
Lyons   8' Graydon   29' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 8740
20 August 1974 2 Hull City 1–1 Aston Villa Hull
Wagstaff   74' Robson   79' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 8712
24 August 1974 3 Aston Villa 1–1 Norwich City Birmingham
Graydon   52' Suggett   75' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,297
28 August 1974 4 Aston Villa 6–0 Hull City Birmingham
Morgan   30', 49', 78'
Graydon   52'
B. Little   70'
Hamilton   85'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,973
31 August 1974 5 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Aston Villa Bolton
P. Jones   26' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 12,976
7 September 1974 6 Aston Villa 3–1 Orient Birmingham
Morgan   14'
Graydon   32', 70' (pen.)
Downing   74' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,802
14 September 1974 7 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Aston Villa Bristol
Warboys   55', 85' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 14,035
21 September 1974 8 Aston Villa 3–0 Millwall Birmingham
Graydon   44', 54' (pen.), 70' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,375
28 September 1974 9 Southampton 0–0 Aston Villa Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,599
2 October 1974 10 Aston Villa 3–0 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Graydon   22'
Hamilton   44'
Leonard   74'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 20,357
5 October 1974 11 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Aston Villa Oldham
Garwood   52' Hicks   55' (o.g.)
Graydon   79'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 15,574
12 October 1974 12 Aston Villa 1–0 Blackpool Birmingham
Graydon   46' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,763
19 October 1974 13 Sunderland 0–0 Aston Villa Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 33,232
26 October 1974 14 Aston Villa 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham
Phillips   6'
Nicholl   35'
Graydon   43' (pen.)
Craig   22' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,977
2 November 1974 15 Fulham 3–1 Aston Villa London
Lacy   2'
Busby   48'
Lloyd   52'
B. Little   63' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 10,979
9 November 1974 16 Aston Villa 0–1 Notts County Birmingham
Needham   44' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,182
16 November 1974 17 Manchester United 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester
Daly   69' (pen.), 81' Hamilton   12' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,625
23 November 1974 18 Aston Villa 2–0 Portsmouth Birmingham
Hamilton   3'
B. Little   22'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,821
29 November 1974 19 Aston Villa 0–0 Oxford United Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,554
7 December 1974 20 Bristol City 1–0 Aston Villa Bristol
Mann   28' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,390
14 December 1974 21 Aston Villa 4–0 York City Birmingham
Graydon   3'
Nicholl   10'
B. Little   71'
Hamilton   86'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 15,840
21 December 1974 22 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Aston Villa West Bromwich
Cumbes   10' (o.g.)
Mayo   66'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,011
26 December 1974 23 Aston Villa 1–0 Bristol Rovers Birmingham
Graydon   60' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,557
28 December 1974 24 Cardiff City 3–1 Aston Villa Cardiff
Showers   2'
Buchanan   22'
Whitham   34'
Hamilton   55' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,040
11 January 1975 25 Aston Villa 2–0 Bristol City Birmingham
B. Little   34'
Hamilton   82'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,762
18 January 1975 26 Oxford United 1–2 Aston Villa Oxford
Clarke   84' B. Little   60'
Nicholl   89'
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 9872
1 February 1975 27 Notts County 1–3 Aston Villa Nottingham
Scanlon   7' B. Little   30', 76'
Carrodus   89'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,651
8 February 1975 28 Aston Villa 1–1 Fulham Birmingham
Nicholl   56' Busby   26' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,533
18 February 1975 29 Portsmouth 2–3 Aston Villa Portsmouth
Mellows   33' (pen.)
Graham   36'
Carrodus   1'
Graydon   20'
B. Little   37'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,355
22 February 1975 30 Aston Villa 2–0 Manchester United Birmingham
Graydon   4'
Aitken   24'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,156
5 March 1975 31 Aston Villa 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,322
8 March 1975 32 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Aston Villa Nottingham
O'Hare   15'
Butlin   40'
Graydon   29', 42'
B. Little   67'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,205
15 March 1975 33 Aston Villa 3–0 Southampton Birmingham
Leonard   69'
Graydon   75'
Holmes   80' (o.g.)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,967
22 March 1975 34 Orient 1–0 Aston Villa London
Heppolette   82' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 9466
29 March 1975 35 Aston Villa 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
Leonard   59', 66'
Hamilton   64'
T. Brown   25' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 47,574
1 April 1975 36 Millwall 1–3 Aston Villa London
Allder   15' Hamilton   44' (pen.)
Leonard   77'
B. Little   89'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,115
9 April 1975 37 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
B. Little   65', 76' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,748
12 April 1975 38 Aston Villa 5–0 Oldham Athletic Birmingham
B. Little   10', 35', 81'
Hicks   58' (o.g.)
Hamilton   90'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,224
19 April 1975 39 Blackpool 0–3 Aston Villa Blackpool
Phillips   7'
Hatton   18' (o.g.)
B. Little   60'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 20,762
23 April 1975 40 Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 Aston Villa Sheffield
Leonard   24'
B. Little   31', 73'
Ross   80' (pen.)
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,605
26 April 1975 41 Aston Villa 2–0 Sunderland Birmingham
Ross   78' (pen.)
B. Little   84'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 57,266
30 April 1975 42 Norwich City 1–4 Aston Villa Norwich
Boyer   25' Leonard   11'
Gidman   20'
McDonald   76'
Carrodus   86'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 35,999

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League Cup

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11 September 1974 2nd Round Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Birmingham
Nicholl   30' Latchford   50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,640
18 September 1974 2nd Round Replay Everton 0–3 Aston Villa Liverpool
Morgan   49'
Carrodus   58'
Graydon   80'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,595
9 October 1974 3rd Round Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Aston Villa Crewe
Duffey   49'
Reed   85'
Morgan   10'
Leonard   57'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 12,290
16 October 1974 3rd Round Replay Aston Villa 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Birmingham
Hamilton   88' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
12 November 1974 4th Round Hartlepool United 1–1 Aston Villa Hartlepool
Moore   60' Aitken   34' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 12,305
25 November 1974 4th Round Replay Aston Villa 6–1 Hartlepool United Birmingham
Hamilton   6' (pen.), 41'
B. Little   52', 77'
Graydon   82', 89' (pen.)
Gauden   66' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,686
3 December 1974 5th Round Colchester United 1–2 Aston Villa Colchester
Froggatt   85' A. Little   28'
Graydon   61'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11,871
15 January 1975 Semi-Final 1st Leg Chester 2–2 Aston Villa Chester
Owen   44'
Moore   79'
McDonald   15'
Graydon   50'
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 19,000
22 January 1975 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Aston Villa 3–2 Chester Birmingham
Leonard   19', 27'
B. Little   83'
Mason   33'
James   61'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 47,732
1 March 1975 Final Aston Villa 1–0 Norwich City London
Graydon   79' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 95,946

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FA Cup

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4 January 1975 3rd Round Oldham Athletic 0–3 Aston Villa Oldham
B. Little   34'
Nicholl   56'
Graydon   83'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 14,510
25 January 1975 4th Round Aston Villa 4–1 Sheffield United Birmingham
Leonard   12', 87'
Nicholl   50'
Graydon   61'
Field   70' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,881
15 February 1975 5th Round Ipswich Town 3–2 Aston Villa Ipswich
Johnson   63'
Hamilton   78', 84'
McDonald   10'
Evans   50'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 31,297

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Christopher Dyer, Dugdale, Sir William Stratford, second baronet, (1922–2014) ODNB, 15 February 2018
  2. ^ "Former Villa chairman Bill Dugdale reveals battles with Doug Ellis". 18 May 2011.
  3. ^ Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107
  4. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  5. ^ a b c AVFC HISTORY Season by Season Statistics - 1970s
  6. ^ MUFCinfo.com The Manchester United Match Results Archive - 1974-75
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