Game #3263
Aston Villa
7-11-8, 25 PTS
Saturday, 19 January 1974
Drew
11th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 10,766
Preston North End
Deepdale
7-11-9, 25 PTS
Preston North End
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, 11th in the table, winless in eleven League games, Saturday, 19 January 1974.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 January 1974
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 83’ Missed penalty, (Preston North End), Francis Burns
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #203 |
Saturday, 19 January 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 203 | 🟩 | 92 🟨 | 57 🟥 54 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Preston North End
None
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Hockey replaces Brian Little.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.51 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.75 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.04 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🇬🇧 |
MANAGER
Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
Preston North End
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | (F Alan Spavin | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 | 1 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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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