Game #3266
Aston Villa
7-11-9, 25 PTS
Saturday, 2 February 1974
Lost
16th (-5)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Luton Town
13-8-6, 34 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,180
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Luton Town
Assist(s) | None
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 February 1974
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Luton Town
🟨 | 65' Booking, Ian Ross, Trip
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on Brian Little
💥 | 88' Referee disallows Villa's opener
🥅 | 90’+15s Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town, pen), Jimmy Ryan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Luton Town
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 February 1974
Villa concede a last gasp penalty to extend their winless League run to twelve games and slump to 16th in the table, 16 points off the leaders and 9 points off the relegation places.
Vic Crowe's Villa, without a win in twelve second division games scoring just four goals make it seven wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in twenty seven League games this season.
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Luton Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #206 |
Saturday, 2 February 1974
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🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 206 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 58 🟥 55 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1965-1976 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 31 March 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse Ground.
Cards: 🟨
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jimmy Brown and Ray Graydon replace Geoff Vowden and Pat McMahon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.78 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.08 |
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Haslam | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Graham Horn | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
D John Faulkner | 🏴 |
CB Alan Garner | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
M Tom Finney | 🇬🇧 |
M Alan West | 🏴 |
M Peter Anderson | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Barry Butlin | 🏴 |
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 71' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Paul Price | 🏴 |
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
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 49 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, 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
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 Feb 1974, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park