Game #3221
Aston Villa
13-9-6, 35 PTS
Saturday, 10 February 1973
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Swindon Town
6-11-11, 23 PTS
County Ground
Attendance: 13,615
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
Swindon Town
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 40' | Charlie Aitken | 50' |
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 February 1973
🟨 | 27’ Booking, Ray Graydon, Moving ball
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Swindon Town 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 2-1, (Swindon Town), David Moss
🟥 | 64’ Sending off, (Swindon Town), Ray Bunkell, Kick at Bruce Rioch
🟨 | 64’ Booking, Bruce Rioch, Foul
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-1, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Swindon Town 1-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 February 1973
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
Aston Villa
Swindon Town
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Saturday, 10 February 1973
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🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
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
🕒 161 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 | 41 🟥 41 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 12 August 1972, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.40 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.81 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.22 |
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County 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
Les Allen | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Jimmy Allan | 🏴 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴 |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 |
CB Ron Potter | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
M Roger Smart | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ray Bunkell | 🏴 | 🟥 |
W Tommy Jenkins | 🏴 |
F Ray Treacy | 🇮🇪 |
F Peter Noble | 🏴 |
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ron Howell | 🏴 |
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
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 February 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground.