Game #3247
Saturday, 13 October 1973
Attendance: 19,206
Won
Division Two
6th= (+2)
Bolton Wanderers
LLWLW
Burnden Park
Vic Crowe abandons stringing four midfielders across the park, plays three up front instead and promptly secures Villa's first away win of the season to climb to joint sixth, one point off the final promotion place but already four points off leaders Middlesbrough.
Bolton Wanderers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 37' | Ray Graydon | 49' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
HT Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Cards.
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
Bolton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match-week | #11 |
Manager Game | #187 |
Saturday, 13 October 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Peter Baldwin, Middlesbrough |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Cleveland, 1962-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
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
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Trevor Hockey |
W Ray Graydon |
F Brian Little |
F Alun Evans |
Bolton Wanderers
Siddall, Ritson, McAllister, Rimmer, Jones, Waldron (Whatmore (g)), Darling, Nicholson, Greaves, Lee, Phillips.
Manager: Jimmy Armfield.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden |
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, 15 October 1973