Game #3220
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 January 1973
Won
3rd (-)
DLLWW
Division Two
Attendance: 25,856
Cardiff City
Villa Park
Villa win consecutive League games to remain third in the table but close the gap on leaders Burnley to four points.
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 January 1973
44’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, pen
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City
46’ Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
59’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it twelve wins, ten draws and five defeats in twenty seven League games and rise to third in Division Two following two consecutive wins - they remain however 4 points off leaders Burnley (who have a game in hand) and three points off QPR in the second promotion spot.
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Saturday, 27 January 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 31.78 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 19.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
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 |
Cardiff City
Irwin, Dwyer, Bell, Phillips, Murray, Powell, Kellock, McCulloch, Hoy, Vincent (Woodruff), Reece.
Manager: Jimmy Scoular.
SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton for F Brian Little | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Mick Wright
John Gidman
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 29 January 1973