Game #3135
Wednesday, 18 August 1971
Attendance: 24,552
Drew
League Cup 1st Round
1st Round
Wrexham
LLWWD
Villa Park
Villa are held at home by fellow third division side Wrexham in the first round or the League cup ahead of a replay at the Racecourse Ground.
Aston Villa
2-2
Wrexham
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 61' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 2-2 Wrexham
61’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
68’ Goal, 1-1, (Wrexham), Arfon Griffiths
76’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Lionel Martin
79’ Goal, 2-1, Willie Anderson, pen
89’ Goal, 2-2, (Wrexham), Eddie May
FT Aston Villa 2-2 Wrexham
Cards.
44’ Booking, Brian Tiler, Trip
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa need a late penalty to draw with third division rivals Wrexham in the League Cup.
Aston Villa
Wrexham
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wrexham
Previous 5 vs. Wrexham: | - | - | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Wednesday, 18 August 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | John Wrennall, Chorley |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | LLWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴 | Chorley, 1971-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Chico Hamilton replaces Pat McMahon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.41 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 30.46 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.81 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Keith Bradley |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Harry Gregory |
M Willie Anderson |
M Chico Hamilton |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |
Wrexham
Gaskell, Ingle, Vansittart, Davis, May (g), Park (ex), Moir, Provan, Kinsey, Tinnion, Griffiths (g).
Manager: John Neal.
SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin for M Chico Hamilton | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Pat McMahon
Bruce Rioch
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 19 August 1971