Game #3134
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 14 August 1971
Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Plymouth Argyle
Attendance: 26,337
Villa Park
0-0-0, 0 PTS
Aston Villa
3-1
Plymouth Argyle
Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 10' | Geoff Vowden | 20' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 August 1971
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tommy Hughes, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Pat McMahon
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 2-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Geoff Vowden
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 2-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Jimmy Hinch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 3-2, Willie Anderson, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Plymouth Argyle
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa open the season with a handsome win over Plymouth as winger Ray Graydon made his debut aged 24 after moving from Bristol Rovers for a fee of £50,000 plus forward Brian Godfrey in July 1971. Also making his bow for Villa was goalkeeper Tommy Hughes, 24, after moving from Chelsea in May 1971 for a fee of £12,500.
In less positive news, 25 year old midfielder Pat McMahon left the pitch on a stretcher after 65 minutes with a dislocated and fractured ankle - an injury that would necessitate long term absence and recovery.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Plymouth Argyle
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Plymouth Argyle
Previous 5 vs. Plymouth: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 14 August 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Bob Armstrong | 🏴 | Ilkley, 1971-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 | 22 🟥 22 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Armstrong | 🏴 | Ilkley, 1971-1974
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe hands debuts to Tommy Hughes and Ray Graydon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.87 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 30.45 |
Youngest Player |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 24.08 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 | 🟢 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🟢 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ellis Stuttard | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
GK Jim Furnell | 🏴 |
LB Allan Harris | 🏴 |
D John Hore | 🏴 |
D Peter Darke | 🏴 |
D David Provan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Davey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Les Latcham | 🏴 |
W Ronnie Brown | 🏴 |
W Don Hutchins | 🏴 |
F Keith Allen | 🏴 |
F Jim Hinch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
🟢 W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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