Game #3254
Saturday, 24 November 1973
Attendance: 8,476
Lost
Division Two
3rd= (-)
Swindon Town
WWLDL
County Ground
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.
Swindon Town
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
Swindon Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
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 |
Referee | Tom Reynolds, Wiltshire |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWLDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Trevor Hockey |
F Brian Little |
F Geoff Vowden |
F Sammy Morgan |
Swindon Town
Allen, Butler, Trollope, Hubbard, Burrows, Potter, Moss (g), Gabriel (McGovern), Syrett, Clarke, Jenkins.
Manager: Les Allen.
SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans for F Sammy Morgan | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Bruce Rioch
Ray Graydon
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, 26 November 1973