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 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
Swindon Town
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 40' | Charlie Aitken | 50' |
🟩 10 Feb 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 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 February 1973
Villa record a third successive League victory for the first time this season to sit third on 35 points after 28 games, four behind QPR and six off Burnley. Villa open the gap to fourth placed Fulham to three points.
Vic Crowe's Villa win a third successive game to make it thirteen wins, ten draws and five defeats in twenty eight League games as they consolidate 3rd place in Division Two (Played 28, Points 35) ahead of Fulham (Played 28, Points 32) but remain outside of the promotion places.
🟩 10 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County 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
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
🟩 10 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 10 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 10 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 10 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 Feb 1973, Villa 3-1 Swindon, County Ground