Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 83 | 1971-72
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | League Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Three | Champions | 1st Round | 4th Round | 6-0 vs. Oldham Athletic (h), Division Three |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | Most Starts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Andy Lochhead | 53 | Andy Lochhead | 53 | Andy Lochhead |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Crowe | Saturday, 14 August 1971 | Ongoing | 54 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 65% | 19% | 81% | 50% | 2.11 |
Chairman | Club Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Herbert Douglas Ellis | Alan Bennett |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971-72 | 54 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 47 | 53 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.85 | 1.07 | 27 | 50% | 65% | 19% | 43 | 81% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971-72 | Champions | 46 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 32 | 70 | 53 | 1.85 | 0.7 | 2.66 | 26 | 57% | 70% | 17% | 83% |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971-72 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Villa | 46 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 32 | 53 | 70 |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 47 | 35 | 65 |
3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 37 | 36 | 62 |
4 | Notts County | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | 30 | 62 |
5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 52 | 17 | 55 |
6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 54 |
7 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 50 |
8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 64 | 10 | 50 |
9 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 48 |
10 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 47 |
11 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 45 |
12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 44 |
13 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 44 |
14 | Swansea City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 59 | -13 | 44 |
15 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 41 |
16 | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 40 |
17 | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 38 |
18 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 83 | -26 | 37 |
19 | York City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 36 |
20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 36 |
21 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 63 | -22 | 36 |
22 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 64 | -32 | 36 |
23 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 69 | -28 | 32 |
24 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 77 | -32 | 32 |
Matches
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Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mick Hoban | Forward | Unknown | St. Chad's College | Free | |
Malcolm Beard | Midfielder | Thursday, 1 July 1971 | Birmingham | Free | |
John Gidman | Right Back | Sunday, 1 August 1971 | Liverpool | Free | |
Jimmy Cumbes | Goalkeeper | Friday, 1 October 1971 | West Bromwich Albion | £36,000 | |
Ian Ross | Defender | Tuesday, 1 February 1972 | Liverpool | £60,000 | |
Tony Betts | Forward | Wednesday, 1 March 1972 | Derby Grammar School | Free | |
Chris Nicholl | Defender | Wednesday, 1 March 1972 | Luton Town | £75,000 | |
Keith Leonard | Forward | Saturday, 1 April 1972 | Highgate United | Free | |
Jake Findlay | Goalkeeper | Thursday, 1 June 1972 | Perth Schools | Free | |
Alun Evans | Forward | Thursday, 1 June 1972 | Liverpool | £72,000 |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Dunn | Goalkeeper | July 1971 | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
Lew Chatterley | Midfielder | September 1971 | Northampton Town | £8,000 | |
Brian Rowan | Right Back | October 1971 | Watford | Free | |
Geoff Crudgington | Goalkeeper | March 1972 | Crewe Alexandra | £5,000 | |
Dave Gibson | Forward | Friday, 30 June 1972 | Exeter City | £3,500 | |
Lionel Martin | Midfielder | Friday, 30 June 1972 | Worcester City | £14,000 | |
George Curtis | Centre Back | Friday, 30 June 1972 | Retired | Released |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Hughes | Player #556 | Plymouth Argyle (h), Division Three | Saturday, 14 August 1971 | |
Ray Graydon | Player #557 | Plymouth Argyle (h), Division Three | Saturday, 14 August 1971 | |
Malcolm Beard | Player #558 | Halifax Town (a), Division Three | Saturday, 18 September 1971 | |
Brian Little | Player #559 | Blackburn Rovers (h), Division Three | Saturday, 30 October 1971 | |
Jimmy Cumbes | Player #560 | Oldham Athletic (a), Division Three | Saturday, 27 November 1971 | |
Ian Ross | Player #561 | Port Vale (h), Division Three | Saturday, 26 February 1972 | |
Chris Nicholl | Player #562 | Rotherham United (a), Division Three | Saturday, 11 March 1972 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geoff Crudgington | Player #554 | Wrexham (h), League Cup | Tuesday, 31 August 1971 | |
Dave Gibson | Player #552 | Southend United (a), FA Cup | Saturday, 20 November 1971 | |
Tommy Hughes | Player #556 | Southend United (a), FA Cup | Saturday, 20 November 1971 | |
Keith Bradley | Player #516 | Southend United (a), FA Cup | Saturday, 20 November 1971 | |
Lionel Martin | Player #524 | Shrewsbury Town (h), Division Three | Wednesday, 19 January 1972 | |
Harry Gregory | Player #553 | York City (h), Division Three | Saturday, 5 February 1972 | |
George Curtis | Player #550 | Mansfield Town (a), Division Three | Monday, 24 April 1972 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
26 | 26.60 | 25.34 | Blackburn Rovers (h), Division Three | 27.42 | Shrewsbury Town (h), Division Three |
Youngest Starter | Youngest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Brown | 18.16 | Saturday, 27 November 1971 | Brian Little | 17.94 | Saturday, 30 October 1971 |
Oldest Starter | Oldest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
George Curtis | 32.99 | Monday, 24 April 1972 | Geoff Vowden | 30.98 | Monday, 10 April 1972 |
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Aitken | Player #492 | 1961-77 Aston Villa, Free, 656 (4) | 14 | | |
Mick Wright | Player #505 | 1963-73 Aston Villa, Free, 315 (3) | 1 | | |
Keith Bradley | Player #516 | 1965-72 Aston Villa, Free, 134 (9) | 2 | | |
Dave Rudge | Player #520 | 1966-72 Aston Villa, Free, 53 (7) | 10 | | |
Willie Anderson | Player #523 | 1969-73 Aston Villa, £20k, 264 (2) | 44 | | |
Lionel Martin | Player #524 | 1967-72 Aston Villa, Free, 44 (12) | 9 | | |
Fred Turnbull | Player #527 | 1967-74 Aston Villa, Free, 183 (1) | 3 | | |
Brian Tiler | Player #536 | 1968-72 Aston Villa, £33.5k, 125 (2) | 4 | | |
Barry Lynch | Player #538 | 1969-72 Aston Villa, Free, 3 (0) | 0 | | |
Chico Hamilton | Player #540 | 1969-76 Aston Villa, £40k, 234 (16) | 48 | | |
Bruce Rioch | Player #541 | 1969-74 Aston Villa, £100k, 173 (5) | 37 | | |
Pat McMahon | Player #542 | 1969-74 Aston Villa, Free, 141 (8) | 30 | | |
Neil Rioch | Player #543 | 1970-73 Aston Villa, £10k, 16 (7) | 3 | | |
Brian Rowan | Player #545 | 1969-71 Aston Villa, Free, 1 (0) | 0 | | |
Jimmy Brown | Player #546 | 1969-74 Aston Villa, Free, 84 (3) | 1 | | |
George Curtis | Player #550 | 1969-72 Aston Villa, £30k, 58 (0) | 3 | | |
Andy Lochhead | Player #551 | 1970-73 Aston Villa, £35k, 150 (4) | 44 | | |
Dave Gibson | Player #552 | 1970-72 Aston Villa, Free, 21 (3) | 1 | | |
Harry Gregory | Player #553 | 1970-72 Aston Villa, £7,777, 23 (6) | 4 | | |
Geoff Crudgington | Player #554 | 1971-72 Aston Villa, Free, 5 (0) | 0 | | |
Geoff Vowden | Player #555 | 1971-74 Aston Villa, £12.5k, 110 (4) | 25 | | |
Tommy Hughes | Player #556 | 1971-73 Aston Villa, £12.5k, 23 (0) | 0 | | |
Ray Graydon | Player #557 | 1971-77 Aston Villa, £50k, 226 (5) | 82 | | |
Malcolm Beard | Player #558 | 1971-72 Aston Villa, Free, 6 (1) | 0 | | |
Brian Little | Player #559 | 1971-80 Aston Villa, Free, 296 (7) | 80 | | |
Jimmy Cumbes | Player #560 | 1971-75 Aston Villa, £36k, 183 (0) | 0 | | |
Ian Ross | Player #561 | 1972-76 Aston Villa, £60k, 204 (0) | 3 | | |
Chris Nicholl | Player #562 | 1972-77 Aston Villa, £75k, 252 (0) | 19 | | |
Mick Hoban | Unused Substitute | 1971-72 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League Starts | League Subs | FA Cup Starts | FA Cup Subs | EFL Cup Starts | EFL Cup Subs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Andy Lochhead | 53 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
W Ray Graydon | 52 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
LB Charlie Aitken | 50 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
M Willie Anderson | 48 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
M Bruce Rioch | 45 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
CB Fred Turnbull | 43 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
F Geoff Vowden | 41 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
M Chico Hamilton | 36 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
RB Mick Wright | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK Jim Cumbes | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB George Curtis | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
D Keith Bradley | 24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
GK Tommy Hughes | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
CB Brian Tiler | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
M Pat McMahon | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Ian Ross | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Chris Nicholl | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Harry Gregory | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
M Jimmy Brown | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Malcolm Beard | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
F Dave Gibson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
F Brian Little | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Lionel Martin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
CB Neil Rioch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goals
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Andy Lochhead | 25 | 19 | 6 | ||
M Willie Anderson | 15 | 10 | 5 | ||
W Ray Graydon | 15 | 14 | 1 | ||
F Geoff Vowden | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
M Bruce Rioch | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
M Chico Hamilton | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||
M Pat McMahon | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
LB Charlie Aitken | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
Own Goal | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
CB Neil Rioch | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
CB Ian Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
F Brian Little | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
CB Ian Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 |
'Keepers
'Keeper | Appearances | Conceded | Ratio | Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 29 | 18 | 0.62 | 15 | 52% | |
GK Tommy Hughes | 23 | 30 | 1.30 | 8 | 35% | |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 50% |