Game #3227
Aston Villa
14-11-9, 39 PTS

Saturday, 24 March 1973
4th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
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 | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Bruce Rioch replaces Ray Graydon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 32.06 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 17.96 |
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. On the terraces however a few Villa fans embarrass themselves with a needless petition to remove boss Vic Crowe.
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.

Drew
1-1
🟨 24 Mar 1973, Villa 1-1 Boro, Ayresome
Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 47' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), John Hickton
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #167 |
Saturday, 24 March 1973

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1966-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1966-1973
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 167 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 | 43 🟥 44 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Middlesbrough
13-12-11, 38 PTS

Ayresome Park
Attendance: 9,776
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴 |
CB Bill Gates | 🏴 |
RB Alex Smith | 🏴 |🔁 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Peter Brine | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Nobby Stiles | 🏴 |
W Alan Foggon | 🏴 |
Harold Shepherdson | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | RB Alex Smith | 🏴 | (CF John Hickton | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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