Game #3236
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 25 August 1973
Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Preston North End
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,861
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Preston North End
Assist(s) | None
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 August 1973
🟢 | 1' Debut, Trevor Hockey
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-0, Trevor Hockey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Preston North End
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
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 August 1973
Vic Crowe's Villa open the season with a win as midfielder Trevor Hockey makes a goalscoring debut aged 30 after moving from Norwich City in June 1973 for a fee of £38,000.
Villa leave it late but Vic Crowe’s side who just missed out on promotion last season record an opening day victory over Preston, just as they had done the previous year, as Trevor Hockey scores on debut. But Villa could have had plenty more as they peppered Preston’s goal in the first half as Geoff Vowden might have had a hat trick inside ten minutes and Brian Little, Bruce Bloch, Chris Nichol! and Allan Evans could all have scored before the interval.
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | #564 | £38,000 signing from Norwich
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
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 25 August 1973
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🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 176 | 🟩 | 85 🟨 | 46 🟥 45 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Biddle | 🏴 | Bristol, 1973-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🆘 "Might have had two penalties by a less indulgent referee."
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe hands a debut to Trevor Hockey
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.32 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.35 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 19.76 |
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB John McMahon | 🏴 |
CB Alex Spark | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Francis Burns | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
CF Mel Holden | 🏴 |
CF Neil Young | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 | (M Stuart Baxter | 🏴 |)
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | | 130 | 115 | 28 | 26 | 59 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
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
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Aug 1973, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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