1974–75 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Aston Villa 1974–75 Ron Saunders (1) Doug Ellis (2) Sir William Dugdale, BtChristopher Dyer, Dugdale, Sir William Stratford, second baronet, (1922–2014) ODNB, 15 February 2018https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/former-villa-chairman-bill-dugdale-3921173 Former Villa chairman Bill Dugdale reveals battles with Doug Ellis 18 May 2011 Villa Park Second Division 2nd FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Winners 1973–74 1975–76 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics The 1974–75 English football season was Aston Villa's 76th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. Villa won promotion and qualified for Europe for the first time by beating Norwich to win the 1975 League Cup final. Ron Saunders was appointed manager in June 1974, replacing Vic Crowe who had been sacked in April.Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107 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),https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/frank-pimblett Steve Hunt (6) Tony Betts (4), Keith Masefield (4), Graham Moseley (3), and Alan Little (3).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Second Division Second Division y AVL Matches 1974–75 Football League Second Division 1 17 August 1974 York City 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3283 D Aston Villa Lyons 8 Graydon 29 Bootham Crescent York 8740 2 20 August 1974 Hull City 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3284 D Aston Villa Wagstaff 74 Robson 79 Boothferry Park Hull 8712 3 24 August 1974 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3285 D Norwich City Graydon 52 Suggett 75 Villa Park Birmingham 23,297 4 28 August 1974 Aston Villa 6–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3286 W Hull City Morgan 30 49 78Graydon 52B. Little 70Hamilton 85 Villa Park Birmingham 18,973 5 31 August 1974 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3287 L Aston Villa P. Jones 26 Burnden Park Bolton 12,976 6 7 September 1974 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3288 W Orient Morgan 14Graydon 32 70 pen. Downing 74 Villa Park Birmingham 16,802 7 14 September 1974 Bristol Rovers 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3290 L Aston Villa Warboys 55 85 Eastville Bristol 14,035 8 21 September 1974 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3292 W Millwall Graydon 44 54 pen. goal 70 Villa Park Birmingham 21,375 9 28 September 1974 Southampton 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3293 D Aston Villa The Dell Southampton 18,599 10 2 October 1974 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3294 W Nottingham Forest Graydon 22Hamilton 44Leonard 74 Villa Park Birmingham 20,357 11 5 October 1974 Oldham Athletic 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3295 W Aston Villa Garwood 52 Hicks 55 o.g.Graydon 79 Boundary Park Oldham 15,574 12 12 October 1974 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3296 W Blackpool Graydon 46 Villa Park Birmingham 25,763 13 19 October 1974 Sunderland 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3299 D Aston Villa Roker Park Sunderland 33,232 14 26 October 1974 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3300 W Sheffield Wednesday Phillips 6Nicholl 35Graydon 43 pen. Craig 22 Villa Park Birmingham 23,977 15 2 November 1974 Fulham 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3301 L Aston Villa Lacy 2Busby 48Lloyd 52 B. Little 63 Craven Cottage London 10,979 16 9 November 1974 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3302 L Notts County Needham 44 Villa Park Birmingham 22,182 17 16 November 1974 Manchester United 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3304 L Aston Villa Daly 69 pen. goal 81 Hamilton 12 Old Trafford Manchester 55,625 18 23 November 1974 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3305 W Portsmouth Hamilton 3B. Little 22 Villa Park Birmingham 16,821 19 29 November 1974 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3307 D Oxford United Villa Park Birmingham 18,554 20 7 December 1974 Bristol City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3309 L Aston Villa Mann 28 Ashton Gate Bristol 13,390 21 14 December 1974 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3310 W York City Graydon 3Nicholl 10B. Little 71Hamilton 86 Villa Park Birmingham 15,840 22 21 December 1974 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3311 L Aston Villa Cumbes 10 o.g.Mayo 66 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,011 23 26 December 1974 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3312 W Bristol Rovers Graydon 60 Villa Park Birmingham 21,557 24 28 December 1974 Cardiff City 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3313 L Aston Villa Showers 2Buchanan 22Whitham 34 Hamilton 55 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,040 25 11 January 1975 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3315 W Bristol City B. Little 34Hamilton 82 Villa Park Birmingham 21,762 26 18 January 1975 Oxford United 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3317 W Aston Villa Clarke 84 B. Little 60Nicholl 89 Manor Ground Oxford 9872 27 1 February 1975 Notts County 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3320 W Aston Villa Scanlon 7 B. Little 30 76Carrodus 89 Meadow Lane Nottingham 16,651 28 8 February 1975 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3321 D Fulham Nicholl 56 Busby 26 Villa Park Birmingham 28,533 29 18 February 1975 Portsmouth 2–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3323 W Aston Villa Mellows 33 pen.Graham 36 Carrodus 1Graydon 20B. Little 37 Fratton Park Portsmouth 13,355 Neil Rioch's last appearance 30 22 February 1975 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3324 W Manchester United Graydon 4Aitken 24 Villa Park Birmingham 39,156 31 5 March 1975 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3326 D Bolton Wanderers Villa Park Birmingham 39,322 32 8 March 1975 Nottingham Forest 2–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3327 W Aston Villa O'Hare 15Butlin 40 Graydon 29 42B. Little 67 City Ground Nottingham 20,205 33 15 March 1975 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3328 W Southampton Leonard 69Graydon 75Holmes 80 o.g. Villa Park Birmingham 31,967 34 22 March 1975 Orient 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3329 L Aston Villa Heppolette 82 Brisbane Road London 9466 35 29 March 1975 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3330 W West Bromwich Albion Leonard 59 66Hamilton 64 T. Brown 25 Villa Park Birmingham 47,574 36 1 April 1975 Millwall 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3331 W Aston Villa Allder 15 Hamilton 44 pen.Leonard 77B. Little 89 The Den London 13,115 37 9 April 1975 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3332 W Cardiff City B. Little 65 76 Villa Park Birmingham 32,748 38 12 April 1975 Aston Villa 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3333 W Oldham Athletic B. Little 10 35 81Hicks 58 o.g.Hamilton 90 Villa Park Birmingham 36,224 39 19 April 1975 Blackpool 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3334 W Aston Villa Phillips 7Hatton 18 o.g.B. Little 60 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 20,762 40 23 April 1975 Sheffield Wednesday 0–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3335 W Aston Villa Leonard 24B. Little 31 73Ross 80 pen. Hillsborough Sheffield 23,605 41 26 April 1975 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3336 W Sunderland Ross 78 pen.B. Little 84 Villa Park Birmingham 57,266 42 30 April 1975 Norwich City 1–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3337 W Aston Villa Boyer 25 Leonard 11Gidman 20McDonald 76Carrodus 86 Carrow Road Norwich 35,999 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa-1970s-seasons AVFC HISTORY Season by Season Statistics - 1970s 6 November 2022 6 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221106224133/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa-1970s-seasons dead MUFCinfo.com The Manchester United Match Results Archive - 1974-75 League Cup 1974–75 Football League Cup 2nd Round 11 September 1974 Aston Villa 1–1 D Everton Nicholl 30 Latchford 50 Villa Park Birmingham 29,640 2nd Round Replay 18 September 1974 Everton 0–3 https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/1974-75-villa-3-0-everton-a W Aston Villa Morgan 49Carrodus 58Graydon 80 Goodison Park Liverpool 24,595 3rd Round 9 October 1974 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 D Aston Villa Duffey 49Reed 85 Morgan 10Leonard 57 Gresty Road Crewe 12,290 3rd Round Replay 16 October 1974 Aston Villa 1–0 W Crewe Alexandra Hamilton 88 Villa Park Birmingham 24,007 4th Round 12 November 1974 Hartlepool United 1–1 D Aston Villa Moore 60 Aitken 34 Victoria Park Hartlepool 12,305 4th Round Replay 25 November 1974 Aston Villa 6–1 W Hartlepool United Hamilton 6 pen. goal 41B. Little 52 77Graydon 82 89 pen. Gauden 66 Villa Park Birmingham 17,686 5th Round 3 December 1974 Colchester United 1–2 W Aston Villa Froggatt 85 A. Little 28Graydon 61 Layer Road Colchester 11,871 Semi-Final 1st Leg 15 January 1975 Chester 2–2 D Aston Villa Owen 44Moore 79 McDonald 15Graydon 50 Sealand Road Chester 19,000 Semi-Final 2nd Leg 22 January 1975 Aston Villa 3–2 W Chester Leonard 19 27B. Little 83 Mason 33James 61 Villa Park Birmingham 47,732 Final 1 March 1975 Aston Villa 1–0 W Norwich City Graydon 79 Wembley London 95,946 FA Cup 1974–75 FA Cup 3rd Round 4 January 1975 Oldham Athletic 0–3 W Aston Villa B. Little 34Nicholl 56Graydon 83 Boundary Park Oldham 14,510 4th Round 25 January 1975 Aston Villa 4–1 W Sheffield United Leonard 12 87Nicholl 50Graydon 61 Field 70 Villa Park Birmingham 35,881 5th Round 15 February 1975 Ipswich Town 3–2 L Aston Villa Johnson 63Hamilton 78 84 McDonald 10Evans 50 Portman Road Ipswich 31,297 See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References External links AVFC History: 1974–75 season Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season