Game #3268
Aston Villa
8-11-9, 27 PTS
Saturday, 23 February 1974
15th= (+1)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Won
1-0
๐ฉ 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian
Division Two
Cardiff City
8-10-13, 26 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,310
On This Day
Ray Graydon scores after 68 seconds and Villa hold on for the next 88 minutes 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.
Vic Crowe's Villa, win for the first time in thirteen second division games courtesy of just their fifth goal over that spel.
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).
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Hockey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Pat McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Alun Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Trevor Hockey replaces Bruce Rioch.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.02 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.84 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.13 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 1' |
Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 1' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 1โ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Pat McMahon, 68 Seconds
๐ | HT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 23 February 1974
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Brian Daniels | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1967-1981
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 45 | ๐ฉ W22 (49% ) | ๐จ D5 | ๐บ(60% ) | ๐ฅ L18 (40% ) | โฝ 67 | ๐ฅ 51 | GD 16
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
๐ 208 | ๐ฉ | 94 ๐จ | 58 ๐ฅ 56 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK Bill Irwin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB David Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Philip Dwyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
D Freddie Pethard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Don Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tony Villars | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Willie Carlin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W John Farrington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Gil Reece | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Willie Anderson (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy McCulloch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Frank OโFarrell | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
๐ | M Willie Carlin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (D John Impey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
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: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1973-74
Playing Squad
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #567 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #556 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | #558 |
Centre Back
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CB Fred Turnbull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #525 |
Centre Back
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CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #557 |
Centre Back
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CB Neil Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #539 |
Centre Back
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CB Roy Stark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #566 |
Centre Back
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LB Bobby McDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #563 |
Full Back
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LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |
Full Back
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RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #560 |
Full Back
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FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #562 |
Full Back
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M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #537 |
Midfielder
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M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #536 |
Midfielder
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M Jimmy Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #542 |
Midfielder
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M Pat McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #538 |
Midfielder
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M Trevor Hockey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #564 |
Midfielder
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W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #552 |
Winger
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F Alun Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #559 |
Forward
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F Bobby Campbell | ๐ฌ๐ง | #568 |
Forward
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F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #555 |
Forward
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CF Geoff Vowden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #551 |
Forward
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CF Keith Leonard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #561 |
Forward
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CF Sammy Morgan | ๐ฌ๐ง | #565 |
Forward
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