Game #3260
Aston Villa
7-9-8, 23 PTS
Tuesday, 1 January 1974
Drew
13th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 20,905
Millwall
Villa Park
7-7-10, 21 PTS
Aston Villa
0-0
Millwall
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, winless in nine, with just three points and three goals from those matches are held to a goalless draw by fellow strugglers Millwall and relegation is linked with Vic Crowe’s side after the first game of 1974. Villa though they have climbed a place to joint 13th in the table are now seven points off the final promotion place and just six off the final relegation place.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 January 1974
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in nine scoring just three goals secure a goal-less draw to make it seven wins, nine draws and eight defeats in twenty four League games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Millwall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #200 |
Tuesday, 1 January 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 200 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 55 🟥 54 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977 🆘
🆘 Terrible offside call in injury time robbed Villa of the winner.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Jones
CARDS
Villa
None
Millwall
None
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Brown replaces Trevor Hockey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.11 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.69 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.99 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Benny Fenton | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Bryan King | 🏴 |
RB Dave Donaldson | 🏴 |
D Eddie Jones | 🏴 |
D Alan Dorney | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴 |
W Doug Allder | 🏴 |
F Frank Saul | 🏴 |
F Gordon Bolland | 🏴 |
F Brian Clark | 🏴 |
CF Alf Wood | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mike Kelly | 🏴 |
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
None
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
“I could not have asked for anything more from my players."
Vic Crowe.
“If that that one had gone in, I would have walked off there and then and never kicked another football.”
Ian Ross on Millwall’s first shot of the game on 83’ hitting the bar.
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