Game #3259
Aston Villa
7-8-8, 22 PTS
Saturday, 29 December 1973
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | for F Brian Little | 🏴 | 76' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
Team News
Alun Evans replaces Neil Rioch.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.05 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.98 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
1-2
🟥 29 Dec 1973, Villa 1-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 10' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-1, (Oxford United), Graham Atkinson
🕒 | HT Oxford United 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, Neil Rioch
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-2, (Oxford United), Nigel Cassidy
🕒 | FT Oxford United 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #199 |
Saturday, 29 December 1973
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴 | Leyland, 1973-1975
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Jack Rice | 🏴 | Leyland, 1973-1975
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 8 | 🟩 W3 (38% ) | 🟨 D2 | 🇺(63% ) | 🟥 L3 (38% ) | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 8 | GD 1
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 199 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 54 🟥 54 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division Two
Oxford United
6-7-10, 19 PTS
Manor Ground
Attendance: 10,149
GK Roy Burton | 🏴 |
RB Dick Lucas | 🏴 |
CB David Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴 |
M John Evanson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Aylott | 🏴 |
M Graham Atkinson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Nigel Cassisdy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Hugh Curran | 🏴 |
F Derek Clarke | 🏴 |
Gerry Summers | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M John Evanson | 🏴 | (M Ken Skeen | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Vic Crowe’s side are beaten for the sixth time in eight games to leave them fourteenth in the table, eight points off the final promotion place and sixteen points behind the leaders.
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in eight, including six losses, make it seven wins, eight draws and eight defeats in twenty three League games this season.
What they Said
"How can it be fair and right to ask any club to play six of their last eight matches away from home.
"It just doesn't make sense.
"We have to start all over again.
“I know what has happened. Several players have gone off the boil but I am not going to name them.
"The trouble is that my players have to live with a massive fear complex, a fear of losing. It showed again today."
Vic Crowe.