Game #3268
Aston Villa
8-11-9, 27 PTS
Saturday, 23 February 1974
Won
15th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 12,310
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
8-10-13, 26 PTS
Ray Graydon scores after 68 seconds and Villa hold on for the next 88 minutes to win for the first time in thirteen League matches as they climb to joint fifteenth in the table but the one time promotion chasers are now ten points off the last promotion spot and nineteen points off the leaders.
Cardiff City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 1' |
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Saturday, 23 February 1974
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Pat McMahon, 68 Seconds
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, win for the first time in thirteen second division games courtesy of just their fifth goal over that spell courtesy of a 2' strike from Ray Graydon. As a result, Villa make it eight wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in twenty eight League games this season. Despite Villa's rare victory (Played 28, Points 27) they were closer to a return to the Third Division (Sheffield Wednesday, 20th place, Played 31, Points 23) than promotion to the First (Blackpool, 3rd place, Played 31, Points 37).
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 23 February 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 208 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 | 58 🟥 56 | 1.63
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Brian Daniels
CARDS
Villa
None
Cardiff City
None
TEAM NEWS
Trevor Hockey replaces Bruce Rioch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.02 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.84 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.13 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Bill Irwin | 🏴 |
FB David Powell | 🏴 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴 |
D Freddie Pethard | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
M Tony Villars | 🏴 |
M Willie Carlin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W John Farrington | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
W Willie Anderson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Andy McCulloch | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carlin | 🏴 | (D John Impey | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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