Game #3224
Aston Villa
13-10-8, 36 PTS
Saturday, 3 March 1973
Lost
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Fulham
13-10-8, 36 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-3
Fulham
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 2' | Jimmy Brown | 46' |
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 March 1973
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0 Brian Little, Assist by Alun Evans,107 seconds
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch, Assist by Jimmy Brown
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 2-1, (Fulham), Les Barrett
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 2-2, (Fulham), John Mitchell
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 2-3, (Fulham), Paul Went
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Andy Lochhead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Fulham
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
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 March 1973
Villa 🟥 lose a second successive game as their victorious opponents, Fulham, join them in third position.
Villa are seven points off the final promotion spot held by second placed QPR and nine behind leaders Burnley, neither of whom show any sign of faltering in their race for promotion.
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa are beaten despite an early goal from forward Brian Little 🏴 to make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 eleven draws and 🟥 seven defeats in 🕒 thirty one League games.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 14th appearance (11 Starts) to make it 🟩 W6 🟨 D5 🟥 L3, ⚽ 3 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists at a rate of one every 2.80 games.
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, 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
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #164 |
Saturday, 3 March 1973
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🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Les Hayes | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1972-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 164 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 | 42 🟥 43 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Hayes | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1972-1977
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
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
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Fred Turnbull replaces Ian Ross.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.28 |
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alec Stock | 🏴 |
Fulham
GK Peter Mellor | 🏴 |
RB John Cutbush | 🏴 |
CB Paul Went | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Jimmy Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
LB Fred Callaghan | 🏴 |
LB Les Strong | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
W Les Barrett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alan Pinkney | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
CF John Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 83' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Dave Morline | 🏴 |
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
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | | 144 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
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
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 3 Mar 1973, Villa 2-3 Fulham, Villa Park