Game #3254
Aston Villa
7-7-4, 21 PTS
Saturday, 24 November 1973
Lost
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 8,476
Swindon Town
County Ground
4-4-10, 12 PTS
Swindon Town
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa concede a last minute goal and lose for the second time in three matches as they remain 3rd but are now without a win in three, outside the promotion places on goal difference and seven points behind leaders Middlesbrough.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 November 1973
🕒 | HT Swindon Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Sammy Morgan, Sub on, Alun Evans
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 0-1, (Swindon Town), David Moss
🕒 | FT Swindon Town 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in three, make it seven wins, seven draws and four defeats in eighteen League games this season. Villa (Played 18, Points 21) fall back to fourth, three points off Orient (Played 18, Points 24) in the promotion places and 7 off leaders Middlesbrough (Played 18, Points 28).
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swindon Town
Previous 5 vs. Swindon: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 24 November 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 194 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 53 🟥 50 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Swindon Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Geoff Vowden and Sammy Morgan replace Alun Evans and Pat McMahon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.22 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.60 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.88 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Les Allen | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Jimmy Allan | 🏴 |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 |
CB Frank Burrows | 🏴 |
CB Ron Potter | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
M Terry Hubbard | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Tommy Jenkins | 🏴 |
CF Dave Syrett | 🏴 |
CF Ray Clarke | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | for F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Jimmy Gabriel | 🏴 | (M Michael McGovern | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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