Game #3258
Aston Villa
7-8-7, 22 PTS

Wednesday, 26 December 1973
14th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Hockey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Alun Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ John Gidman (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Jimmy Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Ray Graydon replaces Jimmy Brown.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.97 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa and Albion play out their 99th meeting as Vic Croweโs 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.
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.
Starting XI

Lost
0-2
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, Hawthorns
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 33โ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
๐ | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 87โ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
๐ | FT West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booked, John Gidman
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #198 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Gordon Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1971-1975
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Gordon Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1971-1975
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
๐ 198 | ๐ฉ | 91 ๐จ | 54 ๐ฅ 53 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
9-8-6, 26 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 43,080
GK Peter Latchford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gordon Nisbet | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Alan Merrick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D John Wile | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Aly Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Ray Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Len Cantello | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Allan Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Willie Johnston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F David Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tony Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Don Howe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Lyndon Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1973-74
Playing Squad




























