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Game #3142

Aston Villa

3-1-1, 7 PTS

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Saturday, 11 September 1971

5th= (+5)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Tommy Hughes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brian Tiler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CB Fred Turnbull | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Harry Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Geoff Vowden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |

Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | for M Harry Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 46' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Harry Gregory (1)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1960-61

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Tommy Hughes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB Brian Tiler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Fred Turnbull | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Harry Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Geoff Vowden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Unavailable

Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Team News

Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.77 |

Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 30.53 |

Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 24.03 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

2-0

๐ŸŸฉ 11 Sep 1971, Villa 2-0 Brighton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 60' | Chico Hamilton | 67' |

Assist(s) | Brian Tiler | 60' | Andy Lochhead | 67' |

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸจ | 23โ€™ Booking, Harry Gregory
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
๐Ÿ” | 46โ€™ Sub off, Harry Gregory, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
โšฝ | 60โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon. Assist by Brian Tiler
โšฝ | 67โ€™ Goal, 2-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Andy Lochhead
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 11 September 1971

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Linesmen: T. R. Mason (Oswestry); G. J. Napthine (Sileby)

Previous 5 vs. Brighton: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | ๐ŸŸฉ W4 (50% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(75% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L2 (25% ) | โšฝ 13 | ๐Ÿฅ… 8 | GD 5

Match Stats

Not recorded

Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974

๐Ÿ•’ 82 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 34 ๐ŸŸจ | 25 ๐ŸŸฅ 23 | 1.55

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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Division Three

Brighton & Hove Albion

3-0-2, 6 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 25,812

GK Brian Powney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Stewart Henderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Templeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB John Napier | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
LB Eddie Spearitt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Bert Murray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter Oโ€™Sullivan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Bernie Lutton | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
F Mark Gall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Kit Napier | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Willie Irvine | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Pat Saward (ex) | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Alan Duffy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Brian Powney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB John Napier | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Full Backs
FB Stewart Henderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Templeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Eddie Spearitt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Alan Duffy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Bert Murray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Peter Oโ€™Sullivan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Bernie Lutton | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

Forwards
F Mark Gall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Kit Napier | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Willie Irvine | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Tommy Hughes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

7

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

1

โ›”

1

๐Ÿฅ…

9

LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

454

โœ…

453

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

18

๐ŸŸฉ

164

๐ŸŸจ

99

๐ŸŸฅ

191

CB Fred Turnbull | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

119

โœ…

118

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

1

๐ŸŸฉ

37

๐ŸŸจ

43

๐ŸŸฅ

39

CB Brian Tiler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

115

โœ…

114

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

5

๐ŸŸฉ

42

๐ŸŸจ

37

๐ŸŸฅ

36

RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

128

โœ…

119

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

1

๐ŸŸฉ

45

๐ŸŸจ

32

๐ŸŸฅ

51

M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

77

โœ…

72

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

9

๐ŸŸฉ

22

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

34

M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

209

โœ…

208

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

33

35

๐ŸŸฉ

67

๐ŸŸจ

57

๐ŸŸฅ

85

W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

7

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

1

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

1

M Harry Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

25

โœ…

19

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

10

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

7

CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

73

โœ…

72

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

18

12

๐ŸŸฉ

32

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

19

CF Geoff Vowden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

23

โœ…

22

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

2

๐ŸŸฉ

8

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

6

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

M Chico Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

82

๐Ÿ”

6

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

16

12

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

32

๐ŸŸจ

27

๐ŸŸฅ

23

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • A Chico Hamilton inspired Villa climb back to fifth in the table, three points off leaders Notts County with a game in hand, as they beat fellow promotion chasers Brighton at Villa Park.

  • Vic Crowe's Villa make it three wins, one draw and a defeat in division three so far this campaign and sit fifth in Division Three on seven points, three points off leaders Notts County but with a game in hand.

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