Game #3258
Aston Villa
7-8-7, 22 PTS
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
Lost
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 43,080
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
9-8-6, 26 PTS
West Brom
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa and Albion play out their 99th meeting as Vic Crowe’s side are beaten for the fifth time in seven games to leave them fourteenth in the table, six points off the final promotion place and fourteen points behind the leaders.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booked, John Gidman.
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in seven, including five losses, make it seven wins, eight draws and seven defeats in twenty two League games this season. Villa slump to 14th (Played 22, Points 22) 7 points shy of the final promotion place as Villa and Vic Crowe's season fell apart.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #198 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1975 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 198 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 54 🟥 53 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1975 🆘
🆘 Ignored a blatant two man offence that should have resulted in an equalising penalty for Villa
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Gordon Hill
CARDS
Villa
🟨
West Bromwich Albion
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ray Graydon replaces Jimmy Brown.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.97 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Peter Latchford | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Nisbet | 🏴 |
D Alan Merrick | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
LB Ray Wilson | 🏴 |
M Len Cantello | 🏴 |
M Allan Glover | 🏴 |
W Willie Johnston | 🏴 |
F David Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Tony Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lyndon Hughes | 🏴 |
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 | 2 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
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
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