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 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Brian Little | 7' | Chris Nicholl | 58' |
🟩 27 Oct 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
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
🟩 27 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1973
Villa record their second away win of the season as their more adventurous style on the road once again pays dividends as they climb into second place, three points behind leaders Middlesbrough.
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 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground

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
Nottingham Forest


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 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
🕒 190 | 🟩 | 90 🟨 | 52 🟥 48 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Oct 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
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
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 89' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M George Lyall | 🏴 | (M Paul Richardson | 🏴 |)

🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Oct 1973, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground


MATCH REPORTS
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