Game #3232
Aston Villa
17-12-10, 46 PTS
Saturday, 21 April 1973
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 10,981
Luton Town
Kenilworth Road
15-11-13, 41 PTS
Luton Town
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
With second placed QPR having played their game in hand they sit nine points clear of third place Villa and with just six points remaining to be won after Villa’s draw with Luton, what had been a foregone conclusion for a long time was confirmed, there would be no second successive promotion for Vic Crowe and Ron Wylie.
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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 HISTORY
Luton Town
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
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
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨 Robson
Luton Town
None
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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