Game #3256
Aston Villa
7-7-6, 21 PTS
Saturday, 15 December 1973
12th= (-2)
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 Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
🟨 Pat McMahon
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
Bruce Rioch and Pat McMahon replace Geoff Vowden and Alun Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.65 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.94 |
As Charlie Aitken makes his 478th League appearance - to equal Billy Walker’s record - Villa lose for third successive game and are winless in three, five points off the final promotion place and twelve points off the leaders as they fall to twelfth in the table.
Vic Crowe's Villa, lose three successive games for the first time this season and are without a win in five, losing four to make it seven wins, seven draws and six defeats in twenty League games this season. Having Played 20, Points 21 Villa comprehensively fell out of the promotion places for 1973-74 with little sign of likely revival. Sitting in 12th place having been 2nd just weeks earlier, Villa were now six points behind Luton Town in the final promotion spot (Played 20, Points 27) and twelve behind leaders Middlesbrough (Played 21, Points 33)
Meanwhile, Villa left back, Charlie Aitken, made his 478th League appearance for Villa - equalling Billy Walker's record.
Lost
0-1
🟥 15 Dec 1973, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟨 | 25’ Booking, Pat McMahon.
🕒 | HT Luton Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town), Peter Anderson
🕒 | FT Luton Town 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #196 |
Saturday, 15 December 1973
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1969-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1969-1975
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 196 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 53 🟥 52 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division Two
Luton Town
11-5-4, 27 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,020
GK Graham Horn | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
CB Alan Garner | 🏴 |
D John Faulkner | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
M Peter Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan West | 🏴 |
W John Aston | 🏴 |
F Rod Fern | 🏴 |
CF Barry Butlin | 🏴 |
Harry Haslam | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“I thought we had done enough to win.
“We didn’t come here to destroy - we came to win.
“Unfortunately Luton’s corner kicks caught us napping.
“We should have cut out that goal but just the same I was pleased with our display.”
Vic Crowe.
"We made six good chances while Luton made one.
“They won 1-0 and that's what it's all about.
“We were the better side and lost.
“It's happening so often it's sickening."
Ron Wylie, Villa assistant manager.
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