Game #3250
Aston Villa
6-6-2, 18 PTS
Saturday, 27 October 1973
Won
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Nottingham Forest
4-6-4, 14 PTS
City Ground
Attendance: 17,718
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
Nottingham Forest
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 7' | Chris Nicholl | 58' |
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 October 1973
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Duncan McKenzie
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-1, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Neil Rioch
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1973
Vic Crowe's Villa make it six wins, six draws and two defeats in fourteen League games this season. Unbeaten in 4, winning 3, Villa move into the promotion places (Played 14, Points 18) three points behind leaders Middlesbrough (Played 14, Points 21)
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #190 |
Saturday, 27 October 1973
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🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Crewe, 1964-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 190 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 | 52 🟥 48 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 October 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage.
Cards: None
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.11 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.81 |
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Allan Brown | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
RB Liam O'Kane | 🇬🇧 |
CB Bob Chapman | 🏴 |
CB John Cottam | 🏴 |
LB John Winfield | 🏴 |
M Tommy Jackson | 🇬🇧 |
M George Lyall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Neil Martin | 🏴 |
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 89' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M George Lyall | 🏴 | (M Paul Richardson | 🏴 |)
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
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
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
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
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 October 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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