Game #3263
Aston Villa
7-11-8, 25 PTS

Saturday, 19 January 1974
11th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
Trevor Hockey replaces Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.51 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.75 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.04 |
A terrible game at Deepdale sees Villa extend their winless League run to eleven games, scoring four goals. On the bright side Villa are unbeaten in three and climb to 11th in the table, seven points off the promotion places.
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in eleven second division games scoring just four goals make it seven wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in twenty six League games this season.

Drew
0-0
🟨 19 Jan 1974, Villa 0-0 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 83’ Missed penalty, (Preston North End), Francis Burns
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Saturday, 19 January 1974

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1970-1978
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 57 🟥 54 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division Two
Preston North End
7-11-9, 25 PTS

Deepdale
Attendance: 10,766
GK John Brown | 🏴 |
RB John McMahon | 🏴 |
D John Bird | 🏴 |
CB David Sadler | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Francis Burns | 🏴 |
M Stuart Baxter | 🏴 |
F Ray Treacy | 🇮🇪 |
F Alex Bruce | 🏴 |
CF Mel Holden | 🏴 |
Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | (F Alan Spavin | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Matchday Squad:
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