Game #3222
Saturday, 17 February 1973
Attendance: 27,717
Drew
Division Two
3rd (-)
Preston North End
LWWWD
Villa Park
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.
Aston Villa
1-1
Preston North End
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
19’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken
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
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
Preston North End
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 |
Referee | Iorwerth Jones, Treharris |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1966-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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
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 |
Preston North End
Brown, Hawkins, McNab, Bird, Spark, Lamb, Clark, Wilson, McIlmoyle, Connor, Bruce (g).
Manager: Frank Lord.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton |
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
"Our home form could cost us promotion.”
Ron Wylie.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 19 February 1973