Game #3255
Aston Villa
7-7-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 8 December 1973
Sunderland
2-0
Aston Villa
Division Two
Sunderland
8-6-5, 22 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 20.784
Lost
10th (-7)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, 10th in the table, winless in four, Saturday, 8 December 1973.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 1973
🟨 | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Heavy tackle
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-1, Sunderland, Dennis Tueart
🟨 | Booking, Jimmy Brown, Dissent
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-2, Sunderland, Vic Halom
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Neil Rioch
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in four, losing three make it seven wins, seven draws and five defeats in nineteen League games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #195 |
Saturday, 8 December 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harold Williams | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1966-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 195 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 53 🟥 51 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Williams | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1966-1975
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 August 1972, Villa 1-4 Burnley, Turf Moor.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Alun Evans replaces Sammy Morgan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.92 |
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 Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Jim Montgomery | 🏴 |
RB Dick Malone | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
M Micky Horswill | 🏴 |
M Ian Porterfield | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Vic Halom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Hughes | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Danny Hegan | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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