Game #3273
Aston Villa
11-12-10, 34 PTS
Saturday, 23 March 1974
Won
9th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Portsmouth
12-9-13, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,517
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Keith Leonard | 54' | 67' | Charlie Aitken | 80' | Brian Little | 86' |
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 March 1974
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Norman Piper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Portsmouth
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Keith Leonard
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Keith Leonard
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 3-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-1, Sammy Morgan, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Portsmouth
🟨 | Booking, Chris Nicholl, Foul.
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
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1974
After falling behind to Portsmouth’s sole attack of the first 45’, Villa respond with a fine second half showing as they hit four to record their biggest win since October thanks to braces from Pat McMahon and Sammy Morgan and a brace of assists from Keith Leonard on his home League debut. Villa climb back to 9th after their fourth win in six second division games and are now just four points off the third and final promotion place.
Vic Crowe's Villa win three successive games for the first time since November to make it eleven wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty three League games this season.
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
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
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #213 |
Saturday, 23 March 1974
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🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1974-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 213 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 | 59 🟥 57 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1974-1982
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.11 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.92 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.21 |
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
John Mortimore | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK David Best | 🏴 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 |
RB John Collins | 🏴 |
RB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Stephenson | 🏴 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Brian Lewis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Albert McCann | 🏴 |
CF Peter Marinello | 🏴 |
CF Ron Davies | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Brian Lewis | 🏴 | (M Ken Foggo | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
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 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Mar 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park