Game #3273
Saturday, 23 March 1974
Attendance: 15,517
Won
Division Two
9th= (+3)
Portsmouth
DLWWW
Villa Park
After falling behind to Portsmouth’s sole attack of the first 45’, Villa respond with a fine second half showing as they hit four to record their biggest win since October thanks to braces from Pat McMahon and Sammy Morgan and a brace of assists from Keith Leonard on his home League debut. Villa climb back to 9th after their fourth win in six second division games and are now just four points off the third and final promotion place.
Aston Villa
4-1
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Keith Leonard | 54' | 67' | Charlie Aitken | 80' | Brian Little | 86' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
20’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Norman Piper
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Portsmouth
54’ Goal, 1-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Keith Leonard
67’ Goal, 2-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Keith Leonard
80’ Goal, 3-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Charlie Aitken
86’ Goal, 4-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Brian Little
FT Aston Villa 4-1 Portsmouth
Cards.
Booking, Chris Nicholl, Foul.
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa win three successive games for the first time since November to make it eleven wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty three League games this season.
Aston Villa
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #213 |
Saturday, 23 March 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Peter Willis, County Durham |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-1 |
Last 5 Games | DLWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | County Durham, 1972-1986
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.11 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 31.92 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 20.21 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
CB Fred Turnbull |
RB John Gidman |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon |
F Brian Little |
F Sammy Morgan |
F Keith Leonard |
Portsmouth
Best, Roberts, Collins, Piper (g), Stephenson, Hand, Marinello, McCann, Davies, Wilson, Lewis (Foggo).
Manager: John Mortimore.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans |
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, 25 March 1974