Game #3270
Saturday, 2 March 1974
Attendance: 37,323
Lost
Division Two
16th (-1)
West Bromwich Albion
LLWDL
Villa Park
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.
Aston Villa
1-3
West Brom
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #210 |
Saturday, 2 March 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Don Biddle, Bristol |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | LLWDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1971-1979 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
Villa
None
West Bromwich Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Sammy Morgan replaces Brian Little.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.04 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 31.86 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 20.15 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Trevor Hockey |
M Pat McMahon |
W Ray Graydon |
F Sammy Morgan |
F Alun Evans |
West Bromwich Albion
Latchford, Nisbet, Wilson, Cantello, Wile (g), Robertson, Johnston, Brown (g) (g), Astle (Shaw), Merrick, Glover.
Manager: Don Howe.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Little |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 4 March 1974