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 March 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 March 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
🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1974
🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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 March 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 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 213 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 | 59 🟥 57 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 23 March 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 March 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 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Brian Lewis | 🏴 | (M Ken Foggo | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 March 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 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 March 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 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 March 1974, Villa 4-1 Portsmouth, Villa Park.