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 Ground
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 Ground
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
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 Ground
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 Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 159 | 🟩 | 77 🟨 | 41 🟥 41 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 September 1971, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
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 Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Graham Howell | 🏴 | (W Bert Murray | 🏴 |)
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
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 Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Jan 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground