Game #3219
Aston Villa
11-9-6, 31 PTS
Saturday, 20 January 1973
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-9-16, 13 PTS
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 12,212
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 9' | Geoff Vowden | 75' | Alun Evans | 84' |
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 January 1973
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
🟨 | 23’ Booking, Jim Cumbes, Timewasting
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), John Robson o.g.
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Geoff Vowden
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 3-1, Jimmy Brown, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 January 1973
Villa win for the first time in five League games to sit third in the table, three points off second placed QPR and six off leaders Burnley with sixteen games left to play.
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in six to make it eleven wins, ten draws and five defeats in twenty six League games.
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Saturday, 20 January 1973
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🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 159 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 | 41 🟥 41 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.76 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.17 |
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | 🟨 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Pat Saward (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Brian Powney | 🏴 |
RB John Templeman | 🏴 |
RB Graham Howell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ian Goodwin | 🏴 |
CB Steve Piper | 🏴 |
LB George Ley | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Spearitt | 🏴 |
M Brian Bromley | 🏴 |
W Peter O'Sullivan | 🏴 |
F Barry Bridges | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Graham Howell | 🏴 | (W Bert Murray | 🏴 |)
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone