Game #3247
Aston Villa
4-5-2, 13 PTS
Saturday, 13 October 1973
Bolton Wanderers
1-2
Aston Villa
Division Two
Bolton Wanderers
4-1-4, 9 PTS
Burnden Park
Attendance: 19,206
Won
6th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 37' | Ray Graydon | 49' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 October 1973
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 2-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Whatmore
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Trevor Hockey, foul.
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the second time in three games to make it four wins, five draws and two defeats in eleven League games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2b1575b3ac224dee9c0d530562527662~mv2.gif)
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match-week | #11 |
Manager Game | #187 |
Saturday, 13 October 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1962-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 187 | 🟩 | 88 🟨 | 51 🟥 48 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1962-1974
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 March 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Hockey, Alun Evans and John Gidman replace John Robson, Geoff Vowden and Sammy Morgan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.57 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.47 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.77 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2b1575b3ac224dee9c0d530562527662~mv2.gif)
Bolton Wanderers
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
RB John Ritson | 🏴 |
CB Don McAllister | 🏴 |
CB Paul Jones | 🏴 |
D Warwick Rimmer | 🏴 |
FB Peter Nicholson | 🏴 |
M Alan Waldron | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 |
W Malcolm Darling | 🏴 |
W Ron Phillips | 🏴 |
F Stewart Lee | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Alan Waldron | 🏴 | (F Neil Whatmore | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2b1575b3ac224dee9c0d530562527662~mv2.gif)
None
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2b1575b3ac224dee9c0d530562527662~mv2.gif)
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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