Game #3238
Aston Villa
2-1-0, 5 PTS
Saturday, 8 September 1973
Won
1st= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 28,078
Oxford United
Villa Park
1-1-1, 3 PTS
Villa win their second game of the season to climb to joint first in the table alongside Swindon after three games as Bruce Rioch scores one and creates another to see off a defensive minded Oxford side.
Aston Villa
2-0
Oxford United
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 68' |
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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
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa remain unbeaten in the League this season with two wins and a draw as Forward Sammy Morgan makes his debut aged 26 after moving from Port Vale in August 1973 for a fee of £22,222.
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: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oxford United
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 8 September 1973
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 | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 178 | 🟩 | 86 🟨 | 47 🟥 45 | 1.71
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | Accrington, 1970-1976
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Ivan Smith
CARDS
Villa
None
Oxford United
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.36 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.39 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.80 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Gerry Summers | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 | for M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Evanson | 🏴 | (M Ken Skeen | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
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
🟢 F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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