Game #3230
Aston Villa
16-11-10, 43 PTS
Saturday, 7 April 1973
Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Hull City
11-11-13, 33 PTS
Boothferry Park
Attendance: 8,072
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
Hull City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Jimmy Brown | 5' | Geoff Vowden | 63' |
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 April 1973
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Jimmy Brown
🕒 | HT Hull City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 1-1, (Hull City), Frank Banks
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Little, Assist by Geoff Vowden
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Charlie Aitken, Sub on, Neil Rioch
🕒 | FT Hull City 1-2 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
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 April 1973
Villa climb back to third in the table after their second successive win to sit seven points behind second place and the final promotion spot.
Vic Crowe's Villa record successive wins for the first time since early February to make it sixteen wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in thirty seven League games. As a result, Villa climb to third (Played 37, Points 43), eight points off leaders Burnley (Played 36, Points 51) and seven points off the holders of the second promotion place, QPR (Played 37, Points 50). Villa were however ahead of fourth place Blackpool (Played 38, Points 42) and Sheffield Wednesday in fifth (Played 38, Points 41).
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
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
Hull City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #170 |
Saturday, 7 April 1973
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🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1973-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 170 | 🟩 | 82 🟨 | 43 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1973-1984
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
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ian Ross, Chico Hamilton and John Robson replace Alun Evans, Fred Turnbull and Neil Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.21 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 32.10 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.38 |
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
Hull City
GK Ian McKechnie | 🏴 |
RB Frank Banks | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Terry Neill | 🇬🇧 |
FB Don Beardsley | 🏴 |
M Ken Knighton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
W Roy Greenwood | 🏴 |
W Ian Butler | 🏴 |
F Ken Houghton | 🏴 |
F Phil Holme | 🏴 |
CF John Kaye | 🏴 |
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | for LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 85' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Malcolm Lord | 🏴 |
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
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
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
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 7 Apr 1973, Villa 2-1, Hull, Boothferry