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Manager #12

Seasons:

1970-74

Games Managed:

222

Points per Game:

1.62

Win Rate:

44.59%

Vic Crowe

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From:

Saturday, 31 January 1970

To:

Friday, 3 May 1974

Seasons:

5

Vic Crowe

Seasons Quick-View

Seasons

1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74

Age*

37
38
39
40
41

Division

D2
D3
D3
D2
D2

Position

21st
4th
1st
3rd
14th

Games

222
16
57
54
48
47

Won

99
4
25
35
20
15

Drew

62
4
18
9
15
16

Lost

61
8
14
10
13
16

Win %

45%
25%
44%
65%
42%
32%

Lost %

27%
50%
25%
19%
27%
34%

Unbeaten %

73%
50%
75%
81%
73%
66%

Goals For

298
14
71
100
59
54

Goals Vs.

227
21
55
47
55
49

Goal diff

71
-7
16
53
4
5

Goals / game

1.34
0.88
1.25
1.85
1.23
1.15

Conc / game

1.02
1.31
0.96
0.87
1.15
1.04

Clean sheets

36.04%
31.25%
38.60%
50%
31.25%
23.40%

Points / game

1.62
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

Vic Crowe

Full Name

Victor Herbert Crowe

Birth Date

31 January 1932

Birth Place

Abercynon, Rhondda

Birth Country

Wales

Joined Club

January 1970

Appointed Manager

January 1970

Joined From

Playing Career

Aged

37

In

January 1970

Succeeded

Tommy Docherty

Left Position

May 1974

Aged

42

Due to

Failure to win promotion, Sacked

Succeeded by

Ron Saunders

Key Players

1960-76 Charlie Aitken |
1962-71 Lew Chatterley |
1963-73 Mick Wright |
1966-73 Willie Anderson |
1967-74 Fred Turnbull |
1969-76 Chico Hamilton |
1969-74 Bruce Rioch |
1969-75 Pat McMahon |
1969-73 Andy Lochhead |
1970-74 Geoff Vowden |
1971-77 Ray Graydon |
1971-80 Brian Little |
1971-76 Jimmy Cumbes |
1971-76 Ian Ross |
1971-77 Chris Nicholl |
1972-80 John Gidman |
1972-76 Keith Leonard |
1972-78 John Robson |

Supported by

Ron Wylie

Served under

1970-74
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Alan Bennett

Died

21 January 2009, aged 77

Previous Clubs Managed

1969-70 Aston Villa, Coach

Trophies Won

Villa Management Career

Games

222

Win Rate

44.59%

Loss Rate

27.48%

Unbeaten Rate

72.52%

Points per game

1.62

Honours

1971-72 Champions Division Three

Runners Up

1970-71 League Cup Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

31 January 1970, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

Final Villa Managerial Game

3 May 1974, Villa 1-1 Orient, Brisbane Road

League finishes

1969-70 | 21st Division Two | Relegated | (Part Season) |
1970-71 | 4th Division Three |
1971-72 | Champions Division Three |
1972-73 | 3rd Division Two |
1973-74 | 14th Division Two |

FA Cup finishes

1969-70 | 3rd Round |
1970-71 | 1st Round |
1971-72 | 1st Round |
1972-73 | 3rd Round |
1973-74 | 5th Round |

League Cup finishes

1970-71 | Runners Up |
1971-72 | 4th Round |
1972-73 | 3rd Round |
1973-74 | 2nd Round |

European finishes

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

1975-76 Portland Timbers, Manager
1980-82 Portland Timbers, Manager

Trophies Won

Vic Crowe

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