Game #3255
Aston Villa
7-7-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 8 December 1973
Lost
10th (-7)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Sunderland
8-6-5, 22 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 20.784
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 1973
🟨 | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Heavy tackle
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-1, Sunderland, Dennis Tueart
🟨 | Booking, Jimmy Brown, Dissent
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-2, Sunderland, Vic Halom
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Neil Rioch
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-0 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
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 December 1973
Villa 🟥 lose to fellow promotion chasers Sunderland and slump to 10th in the table, winless in four, two points off the final promotion spot and now eight points behind the leaders.
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 nineteen League games this season.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
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
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #195 |
Saturday, 8 December 1973
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🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harold Williams | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1969-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 195 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 53 🟥 51 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Williams | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1969-1973
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 🟨
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alun Evans replaces Sammy Morgan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.92 |
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
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 Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Jim Montgomery | 🏴 |
RB Dick Malone | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
M Micky Horswill | 🏴 |
M Ian Porterfield | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Vic Halom | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Billy Hughes | 🏴 |
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Danny Hegan | 🏴 |
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
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
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
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker