Game #3253
Aston Villa
7-7-3, 21 PTS

Saturday, 17 November 1973
3rd= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
🔁 | F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | for M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 64' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.55 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.57 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.87 |
Villa are held by mid-table Hull to fall to third in the table and the final promotion place, one point behind Orient and six behind leaders Boro.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins, seven draws and three defeats in seventeen League games this season.

Drew
1-1
🟨 17 Nov 1973, Villa 1-1 Hull, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 31' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 1-1, (Hull City), Dennis Burnett
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Hull City
🔁 | 64' Sub off, Jimmy Brown, Sub on, Sammy Morgan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Hull City
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #193 |
Saturday, 17 November 1973

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Goggins | 🏴 | Manchester, 1973-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Referee: John Goggins | 🏴 | Manchester, 1973-1976
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 193 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 53 🟥 49 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Hull City
5-7-5, 17 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 23,773
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
RB Frank Banks | 🏴 |
RB Dennis Burnett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Steve Deere | 🏴 |
FB Roger Devries | 🏴 |
CF John Kaye | 🏴 |
M Malcolm Lord | 🏴 |
W Chris Galvin | 🏴 |
W Roy Greenwood | 🏴 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 |
CF Ken Wagstaff | 🏴 |
Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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