Game #3238
Aston Villa
2-1-0, 5 PTS
Saturday, 8 September 1973
Won
1st= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Oxford United
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,078
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Oxford United
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 68' |
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 September 1973
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Oxford United
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch, pen
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Trevor Hockey, Sub on, Sammy Morgan 🟢
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oxford United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 September 1973
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa remain unbeaten in the League this season with 🟩 two wins and 🟨 a draw to climb to joint first in the table alongside Swindon after 🕒 three games as midfielder Bruce Rioch 🏴 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates another to see off a defensive minded Oxford side.
Forward Sammy Morgan 🇬🇧 26 makes his debut after moving from Port Vale in August 1973 for a fee of £22,222.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W12 🟨 D9 🟥 L4, ⚽ 5 Goals and 🔥 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one every 3.13 games.
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | #565 | £22,222 signing from Port Vale
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Oxford United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 8 September 1973
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🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 178 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 | 47 🟥 45 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.36 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.39 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.80 |
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gerry Summers | 🏴 |
Oxford United
GK Roy Burton | 🏴 |
RB Dick Lucas | 🏴 |
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴 |
CB David Roberts | 🏴 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴 |
M John Evanson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Fleming | 🏴 |
M Graham Atkinson | 🏴 |
F Derek Clarke | 🏴 |
F Geoff Bray | 🏴 |
F Nigel Cassisdy | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 | for M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Evanson | 🏴 | (M Ken Skeen | 🏴 |)
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
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
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 8 Sep 1973, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park