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 January 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 January 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 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 January 1973
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: ❌
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
🟩 20 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Saturday, 20 January 1973
🟩 20 January 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 January 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 January 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 January 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 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Graham Howell | 🏴 | (W Bert Murray | 🏴 |)
🟩 20 January 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 January 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 January 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 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Opens in New Window