Game #3139
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 31 August 1971
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wrexham
Attendance: 20,697
The Hawthorns
Aston Villa
4-3
Wrexham
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 2' | Ray Graydon | 86' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat Wrexham in the first round of the League Cup at the third attempt as this time it is Villa who hit the late goal to win the tie at the Hawthorns.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 31 August 1971
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 1-1, (Wrexham), Ian Moir
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Wrexham
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 1-2, (Wrexham), Eddie May
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 2-2, Willie Anderson, pen
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Wrexham), Gareth Davis
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 3-3, Own Goal, Steve Ingle
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-3, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Wrexham
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa finally beat Wrexham in the League Cup first round second replay after playing at 'neutral' venue The Hawthorns. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Geoff Crudgington made his fifth and final appearance for Villa aged 19 before moving to Crewe Alexandra in March 1972.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Wrexham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wrexham
Previous 5 vs. Wrexham: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Tuesday, 31 August 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 79 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 | 25 🟥 22 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Styles | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1967-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.32 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 30.50 |
Youngest Player |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 19.56 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Neal (ex) | 🏴 |
Wrexham
GK Brian Lloyd | 🏴 |
RB Steve Ingle | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Davis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Eddie May | 🏴 | ⚽ |
D Tom Vansittart | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park (ex) | 🏴 |
W Ian Moir | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Andy Provan | 🏴 |
F Albert Kinsey | 🏴 |
F Brian Tinnion | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Ray Smith | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |
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 | 2 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 1971 | 🕒 5 | 5 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #549 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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