Game #3233
Aston Villa
17-13-10, 47 PTS
Monday, 23 April 1973
Millwall
1-1
Aston Villa
Division Two
Millwall
15-9-15, 39 PTS
The Den
Attendance: 9,768
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | Jimmy Brown | 23' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 23 April 1973
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Gordon Bolland
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Jimmy Brown
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 74’ Sending off, Ray Graydon, Kick
🟨 | 77’ Booking, Pat McMahon, Trip
🕒 | FT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it five unbeaten but suffer a second sending off in six games and are held by Millwall at the Den. As a result, Villa make it seventeen wins, fourteen draws and nine defeats in forty 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
Millwall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #173 |
Monday, 23 April 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Crabb | 🏴 | Exeter, 1970-1978 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 173 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 | 45 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Crabb | 🏴 | Exeter, 1970-1978 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
🆘 Failed to censure Millwall despite the punishment they had meted out to Villa's players throughout.
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 August 1971, Villa 2-0 Rochdale, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ray Graydon replaces Geoff Vowden.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.88 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 32.15 |
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 | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Benny Fenton | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Bryan King | 🏴 |
RB Brian Brown | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
D Alan Dorney | 🏴 |
D Dennis Burnett | 🏴 |
LB Harry Cripps | 🏴 |
M Steve Brown | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Eamon Dunphy | 🇮🇪 |
W Doug Allder | 🏴 |
F Gordon Bolland | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alf Wood | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Steve Brown | 🏴 | (M Mike Kelly | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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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