Game #3257
Saturday, 22 December 1973
Attendance: 20,825
Drew
Division Two
13th= (-1)
Notts County
DLLLD
Villa Park
Villa secure their first point in four games as the returning Bruce Rioch and Ray Graydon combine, albeit unconvincingly, to put Villa ahead before County equalise from the spot to leave Villa 13th, five points off the final promotion place and twelve points off the leaders.
Aston Villa
1-1
Notts County
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 77' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Notts County
67’ Sub off, Jimmy Brown, Sub on, Ray Graydon
77’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
82’ Goal, 1-1, (Notts County, pen), Kevin Randall
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Notts County
Cards.
Booking, Trevor Hockey, Persistent fouling
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, stop a run of three losses to make it seven wins, eight draws and six defeats in twenty one League games this season. Meanwhile, Charlie Aitken marked his 555th appearance for Villa and 479th league appearance by receiving a trophy from Mrs Billie Walker, widow of the late Villa player, and previous record holder, Billy Walker.
Aston Villa
Notts County
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1893-94
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Notts County: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #197 |
Saturday, 22 December 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | David Smith, Gloucestershire |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DLLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Notts County
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Neil Rioch replaces Pat McMahon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 31.67 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 19.96 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
CB Neil Rioch |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Trevor Hockey |
M Bruce Rioch |
F Brian Little |
Notts County
Brown, Brindley, Worthington, Masson, Needham, McVey, Nixon, Randall (g), Bradd, Probert, Mann.
Manager: Jimmy Sirrel.
SUBSTITUTES
W Ray Graydon for M Jimmy Brown | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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, 24 December 1973