Game #3268
Aston Villa
8-11-9, 27 PTS
Saturday, 23 February 1974
Won
15th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Cardiff City
8-10-13, 26 PTS
Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,310
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
Cardiff City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 1' |
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 February 1974
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Pat McMahon, 68 Seconds
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 February 1974
Ray Graydon scores after 68 seconds and Villa hold on for the next 88 minutes as they climb to joint fifteenth in the table but the one time promotion chasers are now ten points off the last promotion spot and nineteen points off the leaders.
Vic Crowe's Villa, win for the first time in thirteen second division games courtesy of just their fifth goal over that spel.
Villa make it eight wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in twenty eight League games this season.
Despite Villa's rare victory (Played 28, Points 27) they were closer to a return to the Third Division (Sheffield Wednesday, 20th place, Played 31, Points 23) than promotion to the First (Blackpool, 3rd place, Played 31, Points 37).
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian 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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 23 February 1974
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🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 208 | 🟩 | 94 🟨 | 58 🟥 56 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 20 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
Cards: None
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Trevor Hockey replaces Bruce Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.02 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.84 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.13 |
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian 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 Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
Cardiff City
GK Bill Irwin | 🏴 |
FB David Powell | 🏴 |
D Philip Dwyer | 🏴 |
D Freddie Pethard | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
M Tony Villars | 🏴 |
M Willie Carlin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W John Farrington | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
W Willie Anderson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Andy McCulloch | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carlin | 🏴 | (D John Impey | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian 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
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Feb 1974, Villa 1-0 Cardiff, Ninian Park