Game #3232
Aston Villa
17-12-10, 46 PTS
Saturday, 21 April 1973
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Luton Town
15-11-13, 41 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,981
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1973
🟨 | 35’ Booking, John Robson, Late tackle
🕒 | HT Luton Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Luton Town 0-0 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
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 April 1973
With second placed QPR having played their game in hand they sit nine points clear of third place Villa and with just six points remaining to be won after Villa’s draw with Luton, what had been a foregone conclusion for a long time was confirmed, there would be no second successive promotion for Vic Crowe and Ron Wylie.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it four unbeaten but are held to a goal-less draw by Luton. As a result, Villa make it seventeen wins, thirteen draws and nine defeats in thirty nine League games. With just six points left to play for, Villa's bid for a second successive promotion is over.
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth 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
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 21 April 1973
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🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1969-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 172 | 🟩 | 83 🟨 | 44 🟥 45 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1969-1975
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Robson
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.44 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 32.14 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Haslam | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Keith Barber | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
D John Faulkner | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
M Peter Anderson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Hindson | 🏴 |
W John Aston | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Graham French | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 |
CF Viv Busby | 🏴 |
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W John Aston | 🏴 | (D Ken Goodeve | 🏴 |)
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
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
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth 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
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 21 Apr 1973, Villa 0-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road