Game #3220
Aston Villa
12-9-6, 33 PTS
Saturday, 27 January 1973
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Cardiff City
8-4-14, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,856
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | None
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 January 1973
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
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
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 January 1973
Villa 🟩 win consecutive League games to remain third in the table and close the gap on leaders Burnley to four points.
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty seven League games.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W5 🟨 D4 🟥 L1, ⚽ 2 Assists and 🔥 2 Goals.
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Saturday, 27 January 1973
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🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 160 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 | 41 🟥 41 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.78 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.19 |
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Bill Irwin | 🏴 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴 |
D Gary Bell | 🏴 |
D Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
FB David Powell | 🏴 |
M Roger Hoy | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
F Billy Kellock | 🏴 |
CF Andy McCulloch | 🏴 |
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for F Brian Little | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 | (M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |)
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | | 123 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
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
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park