Game #3258
Aston Villa
7-8-7, 22 PTS
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
Lost
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
9-8-6, 26 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 43,080
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
West Brom
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booked, John Gidman.
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
Villa and Albion play out their 99th meeting as Vic Crowe’s side are beaten for the fifth time in seven games to leave them fourteenth in the table, six points off the final promotion place and fourteen points behind the leaders.
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in seven, including five losses, make it seven wins, eight draws and seven defeats in twenty two League games this season. Villa slump to 14th (Played 22, Points 22) 7 points shy of the final promotion place as Villa and Vic Crowe's season fell apart.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #198 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1973
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1975 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 198 | 🟩 | 91 🟨 | 54 🟥 53 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1975 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Ignored a blatant two man offence that should have resulted in an equalising penalty for Villa
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 April 1972, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Valley Parade.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ray Graydon replaces Jimmy Brown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 19.97 |
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Peter Latchford | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Nisbet | 🏴 |
D Alan Merrick | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
LB Ray Wilson | 🏴 |
M Len Cantello | 🏴 |
M Allan Glover | 🏴 |
W Willie Johnston | 🏴 |
F David Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Tony Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lyndon Hughes | 🏴 |
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
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
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 | |
---|---|
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
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
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Dec 1973, Villa 0-2 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH REPORTS
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