Game #3279
Aston Villa
12-14-13, 38 PTS
Saturday, 20 April 1974
Aston Villa
1-2
Sunderland
Division Two
Sunderland
17-9-14, 43 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,321
Lost
15th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | Bobby McDonald | 20' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 April 1974
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jake Findlay
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Bobby McDonald
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Pat McMahon o.g.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Alun Evans, Sub on, Bobby Campbell 🟢
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland), Dave Watson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose three successive matches to make it twelve wins, fourteen draws and thirteen defeats in thirty nine League games this season. Meanwhile, forward Bobby Campbell and goalkeeper Jake Findlay made their Villa debuts aged 17 and 19 after joining from school football in June 1972 and July 1970.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #219 |
Saturday, 20 April 1974
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 219 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 61 🟥 60 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 November 1973, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Jake Findlay makes his debut in goal in place of Jim Cumbes as Bobby McDonald (first start in 8) and Ray Graydon (first start in 9) replace Charlie Aitken and Keith Leonard.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.13 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 28.60 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 19.03 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Jim Montgomery | 🏴 |
RB Dick Malone | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
LB Ron Guthrie | 🏴 |
M Dennis Longhorn | 🏴 |
M Ian Porterfield | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
F Rod Belfitt | 🏴 |
CF Billy Hughes | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Bobby Campbell | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 | for F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟢 GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
🟢 F Bobby Campbell | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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