Game #3217
Aston Villa
10-9-6, 29 PTS

Saturday, 6 January 1973
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.71 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.85 |
Youngest Player |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 22.50 |
Villa lose to leaders Burnley to leave them eight points off the top, joint third with Blackpool and Oxford and four points off the second and final promotion place. The defeat, the biggest at home since Vic Crowe became manager, and the patience of the crowd wears thin.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time in six games and sit in joint third place 8 points off the leaders having been in patchy form over recent months. Villa had played 25, won 10, drawn 9 and lost 6, during which time they had scored just 27 goals and conceded 26 to leave them on 29 points with a game in hand over fellow third place teams Oxford United and Blackpool.

Lost
0-3
🟥 6 Jan 1973, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Keith Newton
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-2, (Burnley), Geoff Nulty
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Burnley
🥅 | 48’ Goal, 0-3, (Burnley), Billy Ingham
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Burnley
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #157 |
Saturday, 6 January 1973

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ralph Lee | 🏴 | Cheadle, 1973-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Referee: Ralph Lee | 🏴 | Cheadle, 1973-1975
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 157 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 41 🟥 40 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)