Game #3224
Aston Villa
13-10-8, 36 PTS
Saturday, 3 March 1973
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
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:
🔁 | CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 83' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
Fred Turnbull replaces Ian Ross.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.28 |
Villa 🟥 lose a second successive game as their victorious opponents, Fulham, join them in third position.
Villa are seven points off the final promotion spot held by second placed QPR and nine behind leaders Burnley, neither of whom show any sign of faltering in their race for promotion.
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa are beaten despite an early goal from forward Brian Little 🏴 to make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 eleven draws and 🟥 seven defeats in 🕒 thirty one League games.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 14th appearance (11 Starts) to make it 🟩 W6 🟨 D5 🟥 L3, ⚽ 3 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists at a rate of one every 2.80 games.
Lost
2-3
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 2' | Bruce Rioch | 46' |
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 2' | Jimmy Brown | 46' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0 Brian Little, Assist by Alun Evans,107 seconds
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch, Assist by Jimmy Brown
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 2-1, (Fulham), Les Barrett
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 2-2, (Fulham), John Mitchell
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 2-3, (Fulham), Paul Went
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Andy Lochhead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Fulham
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #164 |
Saturday, 3 March 1973
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Les Hayes | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1973-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Referee: Les Hayes | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1973-1974
Previous 5 vs. Fulham: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Total 🕒 33 | 🟩 12 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 12 | ⚽ 55 | 🥅 51 |
League 🕒 30 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 12 | ⚽ 47 | 🥅 49 |
FA Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 17 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 35 | 🥅 20 |
Away 🕒 16 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 8 | ⚽ 20 | 🥅 31 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 164 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 | 42 🟥 43 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Fulham
13-10-8, 36 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
GK Peter Mellor | 🏴 |
RB John Cutbush | 🏴 |
CB Paul Went | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
LB Fred Callaghan | 🏴 |
LB Les Strong | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
W Les Barrett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Pinkney | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
CF John Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Alec Stock | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
D Dave Morline | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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