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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

PREVIOUS MATCH

NEXT MATCH

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

Villa

🟨

Wrexham

🟨

John Wrennall

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 19 August 1971