Game #3278
Aston Villa
12-14-12, 38 PTS
Tuesday, 16 April 1974


Lost
14th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Blackpool
16-13-11, 45 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,787
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Blackpool
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 37' |
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 16 April 1974
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Alan Suddick
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-1, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 1-2, (Blackpool), Keith Dyson
🕒 | FT Blackpool 2-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 16 April 1974
Villa play promotion chasing Blackpool on consecutive days and have now played three games in four days and have lost twice in succession to the Seasiders leaving them needing to win their four remaining games and all their rivals - Orient, Carlisle, Blackpool and Albion to lose their last three fixtures.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose successive matches to Blackpool to make it twelve wins, fourteen draws and twelve defeats in thirty eight League games this season.
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

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
Blackpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #218 |
Tuesday, 16 April 1974
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🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 218 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 61 🟥 59 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alun Evans replaces Sammy Morgan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.92 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 31.98 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 20.28 |
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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 Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |

Blackpool
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
LB Steve Harrison | 🏴 |
CB Terry Alcock | 🏴 |
CB Glyn James | 🏴 |
CB Peter Suddaby | 🏴 |
LB Bill Bentley | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
F Micky Burns | 🏴 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴 |
F Keith Dyson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Keith Dyson | 🏴 | (M John Evanson | 🏴 |)

🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
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
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 Apr 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield

