Game #3232
Aston Villa
17-12-10, 46 PTS
Saturday, 21 April 1973
Luton Town
0-0
Aston Villa
Division Two
Luton Town
15-11-13, 41 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,981
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1973
🟨 | 35’ Booking, John Robson, Late tackle
🕒 | HT Luton Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Luton Town 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it four unbeaten but are held to a goal-less draw by Luton. As a result, Villa make it seventeen wins, thirteen draws and nine defeats in thirty nine League games. With just six points left to play for, Villa's bid for a second successive promotion is over.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 21 April 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 172 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 | 44 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 August 1972, Villa 2-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.44 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 32.14 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.42 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Haslam | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Keith Barber | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
D John Faulkner | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
M Peter Anderson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Hindson | 🏴 |
W John Aston | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Graham French | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 |
CF Viv Busby | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W John Aston | 🏴 | (D Ken Goodeve | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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