Game #3224
Aston Villa
13-10-8, 36 PTS
Saturday, 3 March 1973
Lost
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 24,007
Fulham
Villa Park
13-10-8, 36 PTS
Villa lose a second successive game as their victorious opponents, Fulham, join them in third position to leave them 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.
Aston Villa
2-3
Fulham
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 2' | Jimmy Brown | 46' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 March 1973
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa are beaten for the second match in succession despite an early goal from Brian Little and make it thirteen wins, eleven draws and seven defeats in thirty one League games, dropping to 4th in the table with the prospects for promotion looking extremely limited.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Fulham
Previous 5 vs. Fulham: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #164 |
Saturday, 3 March 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Les Hayes | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1972-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 164 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 | 42 🟥 43 | 1.70
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Hayes | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1972-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
Les Hayes
CARDS
Villa
None
Fulham
None
TEAM NEWS
Fred Turnbull replaces Ian Ross.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.28 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Alec Stock | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Fulham
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 83' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Dave Morline | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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