Game #3222
Aston Villa
13-10-6, 36 PTS
Saturday, 17 February 1973
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 27,717
Preston North End
Villa Park
10-8-12, 28 PTS
Aston Villa
1-1
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 19' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa make it four unbeaten in the League but are held at home by a defensive Preston to leave them third but five points behind second placed QPR.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 February 1973
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Alec Bruce
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
🟨 | Booking, John Robson, Body-check
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it four games unbeaten but can only draw at home to Preston to make it thirteen wins, eleven draws and five defeats in twenty nine League games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #162 |
Saturday, 17 February 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1966-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 162 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 | 42 🟥 41 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1966-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨 Robson
Preston North End
🟨 McNab
🟨 Connor
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a fifth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.42 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.83 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.24 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Lord | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK John Brown | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | 🟨 |
D John Bird | 🏴 |
CB Alex Spark | 🏴 |
M Alan Lamb | 🏴 |
M Jonathan Clark | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
CF Hughie McIlmoyle | 🏴 |
LB David Connor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Alex Bruce | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Our home form could cost us promotion.”
Ron Wylie.
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