Game #3245
Aston Villa
3-5-2, 11 PTS
Saturday, 6 October 1973
Aston Villa
5-0
Cardiff City
Division Two
Cardiff City
1-5-2, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,473
Won
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 9' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 October 1973
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Woodruff o.g.
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 3-0, Bruce Rioch
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 4-0, Sammy Morgan
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 5-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Cardiff City
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in seven games to make it three wins, five draws and two defeats in ten League games this season to help them move up to 8th place (Played 10, Points 11) 2 points off Fulham in the promotion places (Played 10, Points 13)
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 6 October 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 185 | 🟩 | 87 🟨 | 51 🟥 47 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Michael Lowe | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1972–1982
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 April 1973, Villa 2-2, Carlisle, Brunton Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ray Graydon replaces Trevor Hockey for his first start of the season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.31 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.47 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.88 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Bill Irwin | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴 |
D Gary Bell | 🏴 |
D Albert Larmour | 🇬🇧 |
D Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
F Derek Showers | 🏴 |
F Peter King | 🏴 |
CF Andy McCulloch | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D John Impey | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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