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Season #83
| 1971-72 |
Games #3176 - #3229 |
1971-72 Club Summary
Chairman | Herbert D. Ellis
Manager | Vic Crowe
Secretary | Alan Bennett
1971-72 Season Summary
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Games | #3176 - #3229 |
Captain(s) | #492 Charlie Aitken | #536 Brian Tiler |
Top Scorer | 25 | #551 Andy Lochhead | 19 League | 6 League Cup | Goals |
Most Appearances | 53 | #551 Andy Lochhead | 45 League | 1 FA Cup | 7 League Cup | Appearances |
Final League Position | 1st Football League Division Three | Champions | Promoted to Football League Division Two |
FA Cup Progress | 1st Round |
League Cup Progress | 4th Round |
Biggest Win | 6-0 vs. Oldham Athletic (h) |
Highest Home Attendance | 48,110 vs. Bournemouth |
1971-72 Division Three Table
| 1 | Aston Villa | P46 | W32 | D6 | L8 | F85 | A32 | GR 2.66 | Pts 70 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | P46 | W27 | D11 | L8 | F82 | A47 | GR 1.74 | Pts 65 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | P46 | W23 | D16 | L7 | F73 | A37 | GR 1.97 | Pts 62 |
| 4 | Notts County | P46 | W25 | D12 | L9 | F74 | A44 | GR 1.68 | Pts 62 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | P46 | W20 | D15 | L11 | F69 | A52 | GR 1.33 | Pts 55 |
1971-72 Results
| 1 | 14 Aug | h | Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 |
| 2 | 18 Aug | h | Wrexham (LC R1) | D | 2-2 |
| 3 | 21 Aug | a | Walsall | D | 1-1 |
| 4 | 23 Aug | a | Wrexham (LC R1 Replay) | D | 1-1 |
| 5 | 28 Aug | h | Rochdale | W | 2-0 |
| 6 | 31 Aug | h | Wrexham (LC R1 2nd Replay) | W | 4-3 |
| 7 | 4 Sep | a | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 |
| 8 | 8 Sep | a | Chesterfield (LC R2) | W | 3-2 |
| 9 | 11 Sep | h | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 2-0 |
| 10 | 18 Sep | a | Halifax Town | W | 1-0 |
| 11 | 22 Sep | h | Mansfield Town | L | 0-1 |
| 12 | 25 Sep | h | Wrexham | W | 2-0 |
| 13 | 28 Sep | a | Barnsley | W | 4-0 |
| 14 | 2 Oct | a | Bristol Rovers | W | 1-0 |
| 15 | 5 Oct | a | Crystal Palace (LC R3) | D | 2-2 |
| 16 | 9 Oct | h | Rotherham United | L | 1-2 |
| 17 | 13 Oct | h | Crystal Palace (LC R3 Replay) | W | 2-0 |
| 18 | 16 Oct | a | Plymouth Argyle | L | 2-3 |
| 19 | 20 Oct | h | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-0 |
| 20 | 23 Oct | a | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-3 |
| 21 | 26 Oct | a | Blackpool (LC R4) | L | 1-4 |
| 22 | 30 Oct | h | Blackburn Rovers | W | 4-1 |
| 23 | 6 Nov | a | Port Vale | D | 4-4 |
| 24 | 13 Nov | h | Notts County | W | 1-0 |
| 25 | 20 Nov | a | Southend United (FAC R1) | L | 0-1 |
| 26 | 27 Nov | a | Oldham Athletic | W | 6-0 |
| 27 | 4 Dec | h | Bradford City | W | 3-0 |
| 28 | 18 Dec | h | Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-2 |
| 29 | 27 Dec | a | Swansea City | W | 2-1 |
| 30 | 1 Jan | h | Halifax Town | W | 1-0 |
| 31 | 8 Jan | a | Rochdale | L | 0-1 |
| 32 | 19 Jan | h | Shrewsbury Town | W | 3-0 |
| 33 | 22 Jan | h | Barnsley | W | 2-0 |
| 34 | 28 Jan | a | Tranmere Rovers | W | 1-0 |
| 35 | 5 Feb | h | York City | W | 1-0 |
| 36 | 12 Feb | h | AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 |
| 37 | 19 Feb | a | Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 |
| 38 | 26 Feb | h | Port Vale | W | 2-0 |
| 39 | 4 Mar | a | Notts County | W | 3-0 |
| 40 | 11 Mar | a | Rotherham United | W | 2-0 |
| 41 | 15 Mar | a | Shrewsbury Town | D | 1-1 |
| 42 | 18 Mar | h | Walsall | D | 0-0 |
| 43 | 25 Mar | a | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 1-2 |
| 44 | 31 Mar | a | Wrexham | W | 2-0 |
| 45 | 1 Apr | h | Swansea City | W | 2-0 |
| 46 | 3 Apr | h | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 |
| 47 | 8 Apr | a | York City | W | 1-0 |
| 48 | 10 Apr | h | Oldham Athletic | W | 1-0 |
| 49 | 12 Apr | a | Torquay United | L | 1-2 |
| 50 | 19 Apr | a | Chesterfield | W | 4-0 |
| 51 | 22 Apr | a | Bradford City | W | 1-0 |
| 52 | 24 Apr | a | Mansfield Town | D | 1-1 |
| 53 | 29 Apr | h | Torquay United | W | 5-1 |
| 54 | 5 May | h | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 |
1971-72 Other Matches of Note
International Friendly | 1 Dec | h | Górnik Zabrze |
FA Youth Cup 4th Round Replay | 26 Jan | h | Birmingham City |
International Friendly | 21 Feb | h | Santos FC |
FA Youth Cup Semi Final L2 | 27 Mar | h | Arsenal |
FA Youth Cup Final | 17 Apr | h | Liverpool |
Ernie 'Mush' Callaghan Testimonial | 1 May | h | Midland Youth XI |
1971-72 Season Review
Villa's second successive season in the Third Division started as an almost carbon copy of the first, 10 games, 6 wins, 1 loss, and passage to the League Cup third round already secured.
The next 15 games threw up 7 wins but Villa were dumped out of the League Cup in the fourth round and for successive season exited the FA Cup in the first round. Villa's league form saw 4 losses and 6 wins but momentum had stalled and a similar pattern to 1970-71 was taking shape.
Ironically, where the League Cup final had proved the catalyst for the poor run to the end of the previous season, it was Villa's first round FA Cup exit that kick started the season once again. Villa immediately recorded their biggest win since '64 and went on to win 22 of their 29 games to the season end, losing just three, scoring 55 and conceding just 14.
Villa's finished the season as Third Division champions winning promotion to Division Two after two seasons away.
Vic Crowe's team had simply stormed the division from November, winning 32 games and blitzing the 100 goals in a season barrier for the 9th time. Villa scored a total of 100 league and cup goals. That placed the 1971-72 campaign 9th in Villa's 9 100+ seasons behind 1930-31 (131) 1928-29 (115) 1960-61 (112) 1912-13 (106) 1931-32 (105) 1929-30 (105) 1891-92 (102) and level with 1893-94 (100).
Villa were on a march and legends were being born as Jimmy Cumbes, Ray Graydon, Brian Little, Ian Ross, Chris Nicholl all made their debuts.
1971-72 Season Statistics
Games | 54 |
Won | 35 | 65% |
Drew | 9 | 17% |
Lost | 10 | 18% |
Unbeaten | 44 | 82% |
Goals Scored | 100 | 1.85 Goals per game |
Goals Conceded | 47 | 0.87 Goals per game |
Clean Sheets | 27 | 50% |
Average Home Attendance | 31,358 |
Longest winning run | 5 Games |
League winning run | 5 Games |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 Games |
Longest losing run | 2 Games |
Games without a win | 3 Games |
1971-72 Transfers
1 July 1971 - 30 June 1972
Incoming | 9 |
#558 Malcolm Beard | Birmingham City | Free | Jul 71 | 29 |
#564 John Gidman | Liverpool | Free | Aug 71 | 17 |
#560 Jim Cumbes | West Bromwich Albion | £36,000 | Oct 71 | 27 |
#561 Ian Ross | Liverpool | £60,000 | Feb 72 | 25 |
#562 Chris Nicholl | Luton Town | £75,000 | Mar 72 | 25 |
#574 Tony Betts | Derby Grammar School | Free | Mar 72 | 18 |
#565 Keith Leonard | Highgate United | Free | Apr 72 | 21 |
#563 Alun Evans | Liverpool | £72,000 | Jun 72 | 22 |
#571 Jake Findlay | Perth Schools | Free | Jun 72 | 17 |
Outgoing | 5 |
#531 John Dunn | Charlton Athletic | Free | Jul 71 | 27 |
#502 Lew Chatterley | Northampton Town | £8,000 | Sep 71 | 26 |
#545 Brian Rowan | Watford | Free | Oct 71 | 23 |
#552 Dave Gibson | Exeter City | £3,500 | Jan 72 | 23 |
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Crewe Alexandra | £5,000 | Mar 72 | 20 |
1971-72 Squad Changes
Debut Appearances | 7 |
#556 Tommy Hughes | Saturday, 14 August 1971 | Plymouth Argyle (h) | Division Three | 24 |
#557 Ray Graydon | Saturday, 14 August 1971 | Plymouth Argyle (h) | Division Three | 24 |
#558 Malcolm Beard | Saturday, 18 September 1971 | Halifax Town (a) | Division Three | 29 |
#559 Brian Little | Saturday, 30 October 1971 | Blackburn Rovers (h) | Division Three | 17 |
#560 Jim Cumbes | Saturday, 27 November 1971 | Oldham Athletic (a) | Division Three | 27 |
#561 Ian Ross | Saturday, 26 February 1972 | Port Vale (h) | Division Three | 25 |
#562 Chris Nicholl | Saturday, 11 March 1972 | Rotherham United (a) | Division Three | 25 |
Final Appearances | 7 |
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Tuesday, 31 August 1971 | Wrexham (h), League Cup | 19 |
#552 Dave Gibson | Saturday, 20 November 1971 | Southend United (a), FA Cup | 23 |
#556 Tommy Hughes | Saturday, 20 November 1971 | Southend United (a), FA Cup | 24 |
#516 Keith Bradley | Saturday, 20 November 1971 | Southend United (a), FA Cup | 24 |
#524 Lionel Martin | Wednesday, 19 January 1972 | Shrewsbury Town (h) | Division Three | 24 |
#553 Harry Gregory | Saturday, 5 February 1972 | York City (h) | Division Three | 28 |
#550 George Curtis | Monday, 24 April 1972 | Mansfield Town (a) | Division Three | 33 |
Unused Substitute | 1 |
Mick Hoban | Saturday, 6 November 1971 | Port Vale (a) | Division Three | 19 |
1971-72 Squad Statistics
Squad Size | 26 | +4 |
Average Age | 24.83 | +0.37 |
Average 1st XI Age | 26.66 | +0.78 |
Youngest 1st XI | 25.34 | Blackburn Rovers (h) | +0.57 |
Oldest 1st XI | 27.42 | Shrewsbury Town (h) | +0.24 |
Youngest Player(s) | 17 |
Brian Little | 25-Nov-1953
Jimmy Brown | 3-Oct-1953
Oldest Player(s) | 32 |
George Curtis | 5-May-1939
1971-72 Scorers
Goals Scored | 100 | League Goals | 85 | FA Cup Goals | 0 | League Cup Goals | 15 |
| 25 |
Andy Lochhead | Goals | 25 | League | 19 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 6 |
| 15 |
Willie Anderson | Goals | 15 | League | 10 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 5 |
Ray Graydon | Goals | 15 | League | 14 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 11 |
Geoff Vowden | Goals | 11 | League | 10 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 9 |
Bruce Rioch | Goals | 9 | League | 9 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 8 |
Chico Hamilton | Goals | 8 | League | 7 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 5 |
Pat McMahon | Goals | 5 | League | 5 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 4 |
Charlie Aitken | Goals | 4 | League | 4 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 3 |
Own Goal | Goals | 3 | League | 2 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 2 |
Neil Rioch | Goals | 2 | League | 2 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 1 |
Chris Nicholl | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Brian Little | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Ian Ross | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
1971-72 Appearances
| 53 |
#551 Andy Lochhead | Appearances | 53 | League | 45 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 7 (0) | . Player Profile
| 52 |
#557 Ray Graydon | Appearances | 52 | League | 45 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 6 (0) | . Player Profile
| 49 |
#492 Charlie Aitken | Appearances | 49 | League | 42 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 6 (0) | . Player Profile
| 48 |
#523 Willie Anderson | Appearances | 48 | League | 40 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 7 (0) | . Player Profile
| 45 |
#541 Bruce Rioch | Appearances | 45 | League | 40 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 5 (0) | . Player Profile
| 43 |
#527 Fred Turnbull | Appearances | 43 | League | 37 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 5 (0) | . Player Profile
| 41 |
#555 Geoff Vowden | Appearances | 41 | League | 30 (3) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 7 (0) | . Player Profile
| 36 |
#540 Chico Hamilton | Appearances | 36 | League | 25 (5) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 5 (0) | . Player Profile
| 32 |
#505 Mick Wright | Appearances | 32 | League | 31 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
| 29 |
#560 Jim Cumbes | Appearances | 29 | League | 29 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 27 |
#550 George Curtis | Appearances | 27 | League | 24 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 24 |
#516 Keith Bradley | Appearances | 24 | League | 16 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 7 (0) | . Player Profile
| 23 |
#556 Tommy Hughes | Appearances | 23 | League | 16 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 6 (0) | . Player Profile
| 20 |
#536 Brian Tiler | Appearances | 20 | League | 13 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 6 (0) | . Player Profile
| 18 |
#542 Pat McMahon | Appearances | 18 | League | 15 (2) | FA Cup | 0 (1) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 17 |
#561 Ian Ross | Appearances | 17 | League | 17 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 14 |
#562 Chris Nicholl | Appearances | 14 | League | 14 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 13 |
#553 Harry Gregory | Appearances | 13 | League | 8 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 5 (0) | . Player Profile
| 9 |
#546 Jimmy Brown | Appearances | 9 | League | 8 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 6 |
#558 Malcolm Beard | Appearances | 6 | League | 4 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
| 4 |
#552 Dave Gibson | Appearances | 4 | League | 3 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 2 |
#543 Neil Rioch | Appearances | 2 | League | 2 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
#559 Brian Little | Appearances | 2 | League | 1 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Appearances | 2 | League | 1 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
#524 Lionel Martin | Appearances | 2 | League | 0 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (1) | . Player Profile
1971-72 'Keepers
#560 Jim Cumbes | Appearances | 29 | Conceded | 14 | Ratio | 0.48 |
#556 Tommy Hughes | Appearances | 23 | Conceded | 30 | Ratio | 1.30 |
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Appearances | 2 | Conceded | 3 | Ratio | 1.50 |
1971-72 Managerial Record
Vic Crowe's third season as manager saw Villa promoted as champions of Division Three with 32 wins.
Crowe’s Villa had now achieved a win rate of 50%, losing 25% of their 127 League and FA Cup matches under his leadership.
As a result Crowe had returned 1.76 points per game* across his 127 games in charge of Villa. Crowe was ahead of all of his predecessors including Tommy Cummings (1.06 in 67), Tommy Doherty (1.20 in 55) Dick Taylor (1.23 in 146), Villa’s first professional manager Jimmy McMullan (1.24 in 99) as well as Eric Houghton (1.31 in 250), George Martin (1.42 in 119), Joe Mercer (1.51 in 282), Alex Massie (1.56 in 227) Jimmy Hogan (1.59 in 124), Billy Smith’s 1.62 across 364 games and George Ramsay’s performance of 1.69 across his 1,332 games.
*Rankings based on 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw in all competitions
1971-72 Kits
1971-72 Season Results
*Substitute Rules: Teams could name a single substitute who could be used to replace any player at any point for both injury and 'tactical' reasons*
Game #3176
Matchday | #1 |
League Match-week | #1 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 14 August 1971
Football League | Division Three | Home | Plymouth Argyle | Villa Park | 26,337 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | R. Armstrong, Ilkley |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | DLLWW |
Scorers | Geoff Vowden | 10' | Pat McMahon | 20' | Willie Anderson | 75' (pen) |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes | DEBUT |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Pat McMahon | GOAL | 20' |SUB OFF | 65' |
M Willie Anderson | GOAL | 75' |
W Ray Graydon | DEBUT |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden | GOAL | 10' |
Substitute |
M Chico Hamilton for M Pat McMahon | 65' |
Match Report
"Villa look likely to be as good as their word"
On this day 14 August 1971
25 year old Midfielder Pat McMahon left the pitch on a stretcher after 65 minutes with a dislocated and fractured ankle
Winger Ray Graydon made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Bristol Rovers for a fee of £50,000 plus 31 year old forward Brian Godfrey in July 1971.
Goalkeeper Tommy Hughes made his debut for Villa aged 24 after moving from Chelsea in May 1971 for a fee of £12,500.
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Game #3177
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Wednesday, 18 August 1971
League Cup | 1st Round | Home | Wrexham | Villa Park | 24,552 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | LLWWD |
Scorers | Andy Lochhead | 61' | Willie Anderson | 79' (pen) |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler | BOOKED | 44' |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Chico Hamilton | SUB OFF | 76' |
M Willie Anderson | GOAL | 79' |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead | GOAL | 61' |
F Geoff Vowden
Substitute |
M Lionel Martin for M Chico Hamilton | 76' |
Match Report
"A little bit of luck helps Villa survival against Wrexham"
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Game #3178
Matchday | #3 |
League Match-week | #2 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 21 August 1971
Football League | Division Three | Away | Walsall | Fellows Park | 13,051 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | John Homewood, Sunbury on Thames |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDD |
Scorers | Geoff Vowden | 21' |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden | GOAL | 21' |
Unused Substitute |
M Lionel Martin |
Match Report
"Promotion? Rioch could be the key"
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Game #3179
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Monday, 23 August 1971
League Cup | 1st Round Replay | Away | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 12,113 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | John Wrennall, Chorley |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
AET Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWDDD |
Scorers | Willie Anderson | 93' | in extra time |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
RB Mick Wright |
M Harry Gregory |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson | GOAL | 93' |
M Bruce Rioch |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden
Unused Substitute |
M Lionel Martin |
Match Report
"Extra time goal means Villa face another replay"
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Game #3180
Matchday | #5 |
League Match-week | #3 |
Manager Game | #78 |
Saturday, 28 August 1971
Football League | Division Three | Home | Rochdale | Villa Park | 24,280 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | R. Crabb, Exeter |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDDDW |
Scorers | Andy Lochhead | 8' | Ray Graydon | 40' |
Line Up |
GK Geoff Crudgington |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon | GOAL | 40' |
CF Andy Lochhead | GOAL | 8' |
F Geoff Vowden |
Unused Substitute |
M Chico Hamilton |
Match Report
"Trendy Villa can make it, skilfully"
On this day 28 August 1971
Centre forward Andy Lochhead scores his first league goal since 19 December 1970, Lochhead had to wait 16 games for his first goal after joining the club in February 1970 and now had 10 league goals to his name over crossing 3 seasons. Remarkably 6 of those goals came in a run of 6 games in September 1970.
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Game #3181
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Tuesday, 31 August 1971
League Cup | 1st Round 2nd Replay | Neutral | Wrexham | The Hawthorns, West Bromwich | 20,697 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Ken Styles, Barnsley |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-3 |
Last 5 Games | DDDWW |
Scorers | Andy Lochhead | 2' | 86' | Willie Anderson | 70' (pen) | Own Goal | 85' |
Line Up |
GK Geoff Crudgington | FINAL |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Willie Anderson | GOAL | 70' |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead | GOAL | 2' | 86' |
F Geoff Vowden |
Unused Substitute |
M Chico Hamilton |
Match Report
"Villa with rush back 2 goals last 5 minutes Andy settles it"
On this day 31 August 1971
Goalkeeper Geoff Crudgington made his 5th and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving to Crewe Alexandra in March 1972.
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Game #3182
Matchday | #7 |
League Match-week | #4 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Saturday, 4 September 1971
Football League | Division Three | Away | Bolton Wanderers | Burnden Park | 11,470 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Maurice Fussey, Retford |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | DDWWL |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch | BOOKED | 34' |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |
Unused Substitute |
M Chico Hamilton |
Match Report
"Hughes nightmare"
On this day 4 September 1971
Villa lose their 9 game unbeaten run and fail to score for the first time this season
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Game #3183
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Wednesday, 8 September 1971
League Cup | 2nd Round | Away | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 13,842 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Ivan Smith, Accrington |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
Scorers | Andy Lochhead | 7' | Geoff Vowden | 24' | Willie Anderson | (pen) |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Willie Anderson | GOAL |
M Bruce Rioch | BOOKED | 48' |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead | GOAL | 7' |
F Geoff Vowden | GOAL | 24' |
Unused Substitute |
M Chico Hamilton |
Match Report
"Anderson hits Villa from winner penalty - Rioch drama"
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Game #3184
Matchday | #9 |
League Match-week | #5 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 11 September 1971
Football League | Division Three | Home | Brighton & Hove Albion | Villa Park | 25,812 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Pat Partridge, Middlesbrough |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
Scorers | Ray Graydon | 60' | Chico Hamilton | 67' |
Line Up |
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Brian Tiler |