Game #3275
Aston Villa
12-13-10, 37 PTS
Saturday, 6 April 1974


Drew
13th (-4)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Swindon Town
5-11-22, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,709
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Swindon Town

Assist(s) | Sammy Morgan | 49' |
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 April 1974
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Swindon Town
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Sammy Morgan
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 1-1, (Swindon Town), Peter Eastoe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Swindon Town
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
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 April 1974
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa go five matches unbeaten to make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 thirteen draws and 🟥 ten defeats in 🕒 thirty five League games this season.
Yet Villa fall back to 13th in the table as they have two to three games in hand on their rivals whilst sitting five points off the final promotion place.
Centre back Roy Stark 🏴 makes his 🕒 second and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to non-League football in June 1975.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th start in a Villa shirt.
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Roy Stark | 🏴 | 1974 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #566 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Swindon Town


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #215 |
Saturday, 6 April 1974
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🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴 | Amersham, 1966-1977 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 215 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 60 🟥 57 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gordon Kew | 🏴 | Amersham, 1966-1977 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 March 1973, Villa 0-3 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. 🆘
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.95 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.25 |
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
CB Roy Stark | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les Allen | 🏴 |

Swindon Town
GK Jimmy Allan | 🏴 |
FB John McLaughlin | 🏴 |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 |
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
M Terry Hubbard | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 |
W Chris Porter | 🏴 |
W Tommy Jenkins | 🏴 |
CF Dave Syrett | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Will Dixon | 🏴 |
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
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, 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
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 6 Apr 1974, Villa 1-1 Swindon, Villa Park

