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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

Villa

None

Oxford United

🟨

Ivan Smith

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 10 September 1973