Game #3238
Saturday, 8 September 1973
Attendance: 28,078
Won
Division Two
1st= (+3)
Oxford United
WDWDW
Villa Park
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' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Oxford United
59’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch, pen
60’ Sub off, Trevor Hockey, Sub on, Sammy Morgan DEBUT
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
Oxford United
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 |
Referee | Ivan Smith, Accrington |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | 1970-1976
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
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
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
FB John Robson |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Trevor Hockey |
M Bruce Rioch |
F Alun Evans |
F Brian Little |
F Geoff Vowden |
Oxford United
Burton, Lucas, Clarke C, Roberts, Shuker, Evanson (Skeen), Fleming, Atkinson, Clarke D, Cassisdy, Bray.
Manager: Gerry Summers.
SUBSTITUTES
F Sammy Morgan for M Trevor Hockey | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 10 September 1973