1975–76 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1975–76 English football season was Aston Villa's 76th in the Football League and their first season in the top division for eight years.[3]
1975–76 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Stadium | Villa Park |
First Division | 16th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Third round |
10 April 1976: Liverpool draw 0–0 against Aston Villa.[4]
UEFA Cup
Having won the League Cup in the previous season, Villa qualified for Europe for the first time.
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
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1975–76 | UEFA Cup | 1R | ![]() |
Royal Antwerp | 0–1 | 1–4 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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14 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 0.825 | 40 |
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 39 |
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 39 |
17 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 36 |
18 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 0.676 | 36 |
Source:
First team squad
Jake Findlay, Goalkeeper, 21
James Cumbes, Goalkeeper, 31
John Burridge, Goalkeeper, 23
Leighton Phillips, Defender, 25
Chris Nicholl, Centre-Back, 28
Ian Ross, Centre-Back, 27
Charlie Aitken, Left-Back, 33
John Robson, Left-Back, 25
Bobby McDonald, Left-Back, 20
John Gidman, Right-Back, 21
Keith Masefield, Right-Back, 18
Gordon Cowans, Midfielder, 16
Frank Pimblett, Central Midfield, 18
Dennis Mortimer, Midfielder, 23
Ian Hamilton, Central Midfield, 24
Frank Carrodus, Forward, 26
Ray Graydon, Forward, 27
Stephen Hunt, Forward, 19
Brian Little, Forward, 21
Andy Gray, Centre-Forward, 19
Keith Leonard, Forward, 24
Sammy Morgan, Centre-Forward, 28
References
- Christopher Dyer, Dugdale, Sir William Stratford, second baronet, (1922–2014) ODNB, 15 February 2018
- https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/former-villa-chairman-bill-dugdale-3921173
- Football, 5 June 5 1975, The Times, Issue: 59414
- Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 136. ISBN 1859832148.
External links
- AVFC History: 1975-76 season
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