Game #3255
Aston Villa
7-7-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 8 December 1973
Lost
10th (-7)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 20.784
Sunderland
Roker Park
8-6-5, 22 PTS
Sunderland
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose to fellow promotion chasers Sunderland and slump to 10th in the table, winless in four, two points off the final promotion spot and now eight points behind the leaders.
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, 10th in the table, winless in four, Saturday, 8 December 1973.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
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 HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
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
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Williams | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1966-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Harold Williams
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Sunderland
None
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
🥶 Three points against the Cherries 🍒 | Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth | HIGHLIGHTS
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
