Game #3219
Aston Villa
11-9-6, 31 PTS
Saturday, 20 January 1973
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | 🟨 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.76 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.17 |
Villa win for the first time in five League games to sit third in the table, three points off second placed QPR and six off leaders Burnley with sixteen games left to play.
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in six to make it eleven wins, ten draws and five defeats in twenty six League games.
Won
3-1
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
Scorer(s) | Alun Evans | 9' | Ray Graydon | 75' | Jimmy Brown | 84' |
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 9' | Geoff Vowden | 75' | Alun Evans | 84' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
🟨 | 23’ Booking, Jim Cumbes, Timewasting
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), John Robson o.g.
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Geoff Vowden
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 3-1, Jimmy Brown, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Saturday, 20 January 1973
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
League 🕒 8 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 12 | 🥅 7 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 5 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 7 |
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Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 159 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 | 41 🟥 41 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-9-16, 13 PTS
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 12,212
GK Brian Powney | 🏴 |
RB John Templeman | 🏴 |
RB Graham Howell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ian Goodwin | 🏴 |
CB Steve Piper | 🏴 |
LB George Ley | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Spearitt | 🏴 |
M Brian Bromley | 🏴 |
W Peter O'Sullivan | 🏴 |
F Barry Bridges | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
Pat Saward (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | RB Graham Howell | 🏴 | (W Bert Murray | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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