Game #3226
Aston Villa
14-10-9, 38 PTS
Saturday, 17 March 1973


Won
5th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Portsmouth
10-9-14, 29 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,432
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Portsmouth

Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 10' | 21' |
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 March 1973
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Bobby McDonald
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Ray Graydon
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 2-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth
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
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 March 1973
Sometimes in life it’s inevitable that you back the proverbial wrong horse, to do it repeatedly takes some doing but ‘supporter shareholders’ Dennis Barrett and Ken Dykes took it to new levels.
Not content with backing the coup that brought the disaster of Herbert Douglas Ellis into power in 1968, they then petitioned to keep Tommy Docherty in post at the beginning of 1970 despite his reign having taken Villa to the brink of the third tier for the first time in history.
Now though Barrett and Dykes saw fit to go one better and attempt to oust Vic Crowe and Ron Wylie from their posts.
It hadn’t been a vintage season but a first season back in the second tier after two in the third was never likely to be a runaway success - especially after the latest coup of 1972 brought the parsimonious Ellis back to the chairmanship - but that was no barrier to the “experienced petitioners.”
It failed of course and deservedly the pair became a figure of folly but when even Herbert Douglas Ellis asks you to stop for the sake of the club you really should know you are very, very much in the wrong.
Meanwhile, Villa win for the first time in five to remain joint fifth with Fulham, eight points off second place.
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in five to make it fourteen wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty three League games. Meanwhile, left back Bobby McDonald made his Villa debut aged 17 after joining from school football in June 1970.
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | #563 | Youth team promotion
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
Portsmouth


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #166 |
Saturday, 17 March 1973
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🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 166 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 | 42 🟥 44 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Baldwin | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1973
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
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby McDonald and Andy Lochhead replace Brian Little and Charlie Aitken.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.69 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 32.04 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 17.94 |
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald | 🏴 | 🟢 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Tindall | 🏴 |

Portsmouth
GK John Milkins | 🏴 |
RB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Stephenson | 🏴 |
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴 |
M Ken Foggo | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Richie Reynolds | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴 |
W Nicky Jennings | 🏴 |
F Ray Hiron | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ken Foggo | 🏴 | (RB John Collins | 🏴 |)

🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
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
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, 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
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Mar 1973, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

