Game #3225
Aston Villa
13-10-9, 36 PTS
Saturday, 10 March 1973
Lost
5th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Queens Park Rangers
17-12-4, 46 PTS
Loftus Road
Attendance: 21,578
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
Queens Park Rangers
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 March 1973
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Mick Leach
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 March 1973
Villa lose for the third successive game, this time to second placed QPR who climb to top spot thanks to their victory, ten points ahead of Villa who tumble to joint fifth place alongside Wednesday, Luton and Boro.
Vic Crowe's Villa are beaten for the third match in succession - this time to second placed promotion rivals QPR - and make it thirteen wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty two League games. As a result Villa drop to joint fifth in the table (Played 32, Points 36) with Luton Town (Played 32, Points 36) and Sheffield Wednesday (Played 33, Points 36). Second place - the final promotion place - is 9 points ahead and in the hands of Burnley (Played 32, Points 45) with QPR top after their win over Villa.
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
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
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #165 |
Saturday, 10 March 1973
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🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 165 | 🟩 | 79 🟨 | 42 🟥 44 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 December 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
Cards:
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
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pat McMahon replaces Bruce Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.69 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.89 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.30 |
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Jago | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
RB Dave Clement | 🏴 |
RB Ian Watson | 🏴 |
CB Terry Mancini | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tony Hazell | 🏴 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
M Mick Leach | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Delve | 🏴 |
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Ron Abbott | 🏴 |
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 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
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
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 10 Mar 1973, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road