Manager #12
Seasons:
5
Games Managed:
222
Games Won:
99
Games Lost:
61
Points per Game:
1.62
Win Rate:
46%
Loss Rate:
27%
Unbeaten Rate:
73%
Goals Scored
298
Goals Against
227
Goal Difference
71
Vic Crowe
Birth Country:
🏴
Citizenship:
🏴
From:
31 Jan 1970
To:
3 May 1974
Goals per Game
1.34
Conc per Game
1.34
Clean Sheets
36%
Vic Crowe
Seasons Quick-View
Season
Age
Division
Position
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Lost %
Unbeaten %
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal difference
Goals per game
Conceded per game
Clean sheets
Points per game
1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 |
37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
D2 | D3 | D3 | D2 | D2 |
21st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 14th |
16 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 47 |
4 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
4 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
25% | 44% | 65% | 42% | 32% |
50% | 25% | 19% | 27% | 34% |
50% | 75% | 81% | 73% | 66% |
14 | 71 | 100 | 59 | 54 |
21 | 55 | 47 | 55 | 49 |
-7 | 16 | 53 | 4 | 5 |
0.88 | 1.25 | 1.85 | 1.23 | 1.15 |
1.31 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 1.15 | 1.04 |
31.25% | 39% | 50% | 31% | 23% |
1 | 1.63 | 2.11 | 1.56 | 1.3 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Victor Herbert Crowe
Birth Date
31 January 1932
Birth Place
Abercynon
Birth Country
Wales
🏴
Playing Position
Wing Half
Playing Career
1951-54 Aston Villa Youth
Football League First Division
1954-64 Aston Villa, Youth
Football League First Division, Second Division
🕒 351 | ⚽ 12 | #438 |
1964-67 Peterborough United
Football League Third Division
🕒 56 | 56 (0) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1967-69 Atlanta Chiefs
NASL
🕒 51 | ⚽ 2 | (League)
1969 Retired aged 37
Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles
1969-70 Aston Villa
Coach
Football League Second Division
1 Jul 1969 to 19 Jan 1970
Trophies Won
1971-72 Football League Division Three
Aston Villa
Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles
1975-76 Portland Timbers
Manager
NASL
7 Mar 1975 to 31 Dec 1976
1980-82 Portland Timbers
Manager
NASL
13 Jun 1980 to 31 Dec 1982
Died
21 January 2009, aged 77
🕒 Performance after:
10 Games:
0.6
Relegation
Points per Game
20 Games:
1.3
Mid Table
Points per Game
40 Games:
1.55
Top 8
Points per Game
50 Games:
1.6
Top 6
Points per Game
70 Games:
1.51
Top 8
Points per Game
100 Games:
1.59
Top 8
Points per Game
150 Games:
1.73
⭐ Top 6
Points per Game
200 Games:
1.64
Top 6
Points per Game
250 Games:
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300 Games:
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350 Games:
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750 Games:
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1000 Games:
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1250 Games:
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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
🟩 Games to achieve:
10 Wins:
25
Games
15 Wins:
36
Games
20 Wins:
45
Games
30 Wins:
74
Games
40 Wins:
92
Games
50 Wins:
107
Games
60 Wins:
121
Games
70 Wins:
136
⭐
Games
80 Wins:
166
Games
90 Wins:
190
Games
100 Wins:
Games
125 Wins:
Games
150 Wins:
Games
175 Wins:
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200 Wins:
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250 Wins:
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300 Wins:
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400 Wins:
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500 Wins:
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600 Wins:
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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
Villa Career
Joined Club
1 July 1969
Joined From
Atlanta Chiefs
Player
Joined Age
37
Appointed Manager
19 January 1970
On
From
Aged
Aston Villa
Player
37
Succeeding
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Game List
Game Detail
Villa Managerial Debut
🟨 31 January 1970, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale
Villa Career
🕒 222 | 🟩 | 99 🟨 | 62 🟥 61 | 1.62
Games
222
Win Rate
46%
Loss Rate
27%
Unbeaten Rate
73%
Points per game
1.62
Honours
1970-71
League Cup Runners Up
1971-72
Champions Division Three
League finishes
1969-70
Football League Second Division
21st of 22
Relegated
1970-71
Football League Third Division
4th of 24
1971-72
Football League Third Division
1st of 24
Champions
Promoted
1972-73
Football League Second Division
3rd of 22
1973-74
Football League Second Division
14th of 22
FA Cup finishes
1970-71
1st Round
Lost to Torquay United
1971-72
1st Round
Lost to Southend United
1972-73
3rd Round
Lost to Everton
1973-74
5th Round
Lost to Burnley
League Cup finishes
1970-71
Runners Up
Lost to Tottenham Hotspur
1971-72
4th Round
Lost to Blackpool
1972-73
4th Round
Lost to Leeds United
1973-74
2nd Round
Lost to York City
European finishes
n/a
Notable Players
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
GK Jimmy Cumbes | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Supported by
Ron Wylie
Served under
1970-74
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Alan Bennett
Final Villa Managerial Game
🟨 3 May 1974, Villa 1-1 Orient, Brisbane Road
Left Position
Aged
3 June 1974
Due to
42
Succeeded by
Failure to win promotion, Sacked
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
🟥 Games to record:
10 Defeats:
34
Games
15 Defeats:
55
Games
20 Defeats:
67
Games
30 Defeats:
104
Games
40 Defeats:
157
⭐
Games
50 Defeats:
194
⭐
Games
60 Defeats:
219
⭐
Games
70 Defeats:
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80 Defeats:
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90 Defeats:
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100 Defeats:
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125 Defeats:
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150 Defeats:
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175 Defeats:
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200 Defeats:
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250 Defeats:
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300 Defeats:
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400 Defeats:
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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
Vic Crowe