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Game #3278

Aston Villa

12-14-12, 38 PTS

Tuesday, 16 April 1974

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Lost

14th= (-1)

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥

Division Two

Blackpool

16-13-11, 45 PTS

Bloomfield Road

Attendance: 10,787

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool

2-1

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Aston Villa

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Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 37' |

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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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

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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ON THIS DAY

Tuesday, 16 April 1974

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 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61

Blackpool

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53

Aston Villa

Blackpool

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Blackpool

Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1973-74 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #218 |
Tuesday, 16 April 1974

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🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1970-1974

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 218 | 🟩 | 98 🟨 | 61 🟥 59 | 1.63

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1970-1974

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: Unknown
Cards: None

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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None

None

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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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 |

Referee
Manager

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

MANAGER

Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1970-1974

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |

Line Ups

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

SUBSTITUTES

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🔁 | F Keith Dyson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M John Evanson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Substitutes

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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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
Squad Bios

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

UNAVAILABLE

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Injury | 1 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Reported

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 16 April 1974, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.

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MATCH VIDEO

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