Game #3236
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 25 August 1973
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 72' |
Unused Substitutes:
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe hands a debut to Trevor Hockey
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.32 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.35 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.76 |
Vic Crowe's Villa open the season with a win as midfielder Trevor Hockey makes a goalscoring debut aged 30 after moving from Norwich City in June 1973 for a fee of £38,000.
Villa leave it late but Vic Crowe’s side who just missed out on promotion last season record an opening day victory over Preston, just as they had done the previous year, as Trevor Hockey scores on debut. But Villa could have had plenty more as they peppered Preston’s goal in the first half as Geoff Vowden might have had a hat trick inside ten minutes and Brian Little, Bruce Bloch, Chris Nichol! and Allan Evans could all have scored before the interval.
Scorer(s) | Charlie Aitken | 82' | Trevor Hockey | 85' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1' Debut, Trevor Hockey
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-0, Trevor Hockey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 25 August 1973
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 97 | 🟩 50 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 171 | 🥅 134 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 12 | 🥅 6 |
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Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | #564 | £38,000 signing from Norwich
Final Appearances:
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Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 176 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 | 46 🟥 45 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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Division Two
Preston North End
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,861
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB John McMahon | 🏴 |
CB Alex Spark | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Francis Burns | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
CF Mel Holden | 🏴 |
CF Neil Young | 🏴 |
Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | (M Stuart Baxter | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
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League Champions: 🏆🏆
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League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Matchday Squad:
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