Game #3270
Aston Villa
8-12-10, 28 PTS
Saturday, 2 March 1974


Lost
16th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
13-11-7, 37 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,323
🟥 2 Mar 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3

West Brom

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 26' |
🟥 2 Mar 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 March 1974
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), John Wile
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion, pen), Tony Brown
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-2, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 1-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-3 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 March 1974
Villa fall back to sixteenth as they lose at home again to leave them nine points off the promotion places and another season in the second tier beckoning.
Vic Crowe's Villa return to losing ways and now have just one win and seven goals in fifteen division two games to make it eight wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty League games this season.
Meanwhile, Trevor Hockey made his final appearance for Villa aged 30 before moving to Bradford City in June 1974. Trevor had only joined Villa in June 1973 making 24 appearances and scoring once whilst spending considerable time suspended due to his propensity to attract regular bookings under the FA disciplinary system.
🟥 2 Mar 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 1973-74 🕒 24 | ✅ 24 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 | #564 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟥 2 Mar 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #210 |
Saturday, 2 March 1974
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 210 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 | 59 🟥 57 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 2 Mar 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Sammy Morgan replaces Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.04 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.86 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.15 |
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MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK Peter Latchford | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Nisbet | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 | ⚽ |
D Alan Merrick | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
LB Ray Wilson | 🏴 |
M Len Cantello | 🏴 |
M Allan Glover | 🏴 |
W Willie Johnston | 🏴 |
CF Tony Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jeff Astle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Jeff Astle | 🏴 | (F David Shaw | 🏴 |)

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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

🟥 2 Mar 1974, Villa 1-3 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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