Game #3227
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 March 1973
Drew
4th= (+1)
LLLWD
Division Two
Attendance: 9,776
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Villa are held by a late goal at Ayresome Park but climb to 4th in the table, nine points off QPR in second place and twelve behind leaders Burnley.
Middlesbrough
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
Pat McMahon, second goal in two games earns Villa a draw at Ayresome Park, Saturday, 24 March 1973.
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Saturday, 24 March 1973
HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
47’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon
86’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Hickton
FT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it fourteen wins, twelve draws and eight defeats in thirty four League games. Meanwhile, John Hickton became the first substitute to score against Villa.
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #167 |
Saturday, 24 March 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Bruce Rioch replaces Ray Graydon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 32.06 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 17.96 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
LB Bobby McDonald |
FB John Robson |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Fred Turnbull |
M Pat McMahon |
M Bruce Rioch
M Jimmy Brown |
F Alun Evans |
F Geoff Vowden |
CF Andy Lochhead |
Middlesbrough
Platt, Spraggon, Boam, Gates, Armstrong, Brine, Souness, Stiles, Foggo, Smith (Hickton (g)), Craggs.
Manager: Harold Shepherdson.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Mick Wright
John Gidman
Ian Ross
Ray Graydon
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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, 26 March 1973