Game #3138
Aston Villa
2-1-0, 5 PTS
Saturday, 28 August 1971
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
Team News
Charlie Aitken, Geoff Vowden and Geoff Crudgington replace Tommy Hughes, Mick Wright and Chico Hamilton.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.31 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 30.49 |
Youngest Player |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 19.55 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 28 Aug 1971, Villa 2-0 Rochdale, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 8' | Ray Graydon | 40' |
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 8' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Rochdale
⛔ | Missed penalty, (Rochdale), Dennis Butler
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Rochdale
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #78 |
Saturday, 28 August 1971
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Crabb | 🏴 | Exeter, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ron Crabb | 🏴 | Exeter, 1970-1978
Linesmen: K. V. Kelsall (Stafford); R. F. Marshall (Hereford)
Previous 5 vs. Rochdale: 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 3 | 🟩 W2 (67% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 1 | GD 3
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 78 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 | 25 🟥 22 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division Three
Rochdale
1-0-2, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,280
GK Tony Godfrey | 🏴 |
CB Joe Ashworth | 🏴 |
D Graham Smith | 🏴 |
LB Derek Ryder | 🏴 |
M Bobby Downes | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Blair | 🇬🇧 |
W Dennis Butler | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Reg Jenkins | 🏴 |
F David Cross | 🏴 |
F Tony Buck | 🏴 |
Dick Conner | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 | (W Peter Gowans | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Tony Godfrey | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Joe Ashworth | 🏴 |
D Graham Smith | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Derek Ryder | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Bobby Downes | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Blair | 🇬🇧 |
Wingers
W Dennis Butler | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 |
W Peter Gowans | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Reg Jenkins | 🏴 |
F David Cross | 🏴 |
F Tony Buck | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa playing a pair of wingers and the division’s best midfielder in Anderson, Graydon and Rioch sweep aside Rochdale to climb to the top of the third division after three games sharing the summit with Brighton and Bournemouth with five points apiece.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it two wins and a draw in division three so far this season as centre forward Andy Lochhead scores his first League goal since 19 December 1970. Lochhead, no stranger to goal droughts, had to wait sixteen games for his first goal after joining the club in February 1970 and had scored just ten league goals over three seasons, six of which came in a run of 6 games in September 1970.
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