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
🟩 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 but 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 and rise to third in Division Two following two consecutive wins - they remain however 4 points off leaders Burnley (who have a game in hand) and three points off QPR in the second promotion spot.
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 160 | 🟩 | 78 🟨 | 41 🟥 41 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 27 Jan 1973, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 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
* 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 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