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Game #3143

Saturday, 18 September 1971

Attendance: 7,462

Won

Division Three

5th= (-)

Halifax Town

WLWWW

The Shay

Villa win away for the first time in fourteen games as the wingers combine again to secure a narrow victory for Vic Crowe’s side - although the boss is absent scouting talent - as they remain joint fifth in the table but close the gap to joint leaders Bournemouth and Notts County to two points with a game in hand on the top four.

Halifax Town

0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 83' |

KEY MAN

Ray Graydon, scored his second in two games as Villa win again, Saturday, 18 September 1971.

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MATCH TIMELINE

HT Halifax 0-0 Aston Villa
80’ Sub off, Fred Turnbull, Sub on, Malcolm Beard DEBUT
83’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Willie Anderson
FT Halifax 0-1 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Vic Crowe's Villa make it four wins, one draw and a defeat in division three so far this campaign and consolidate fifth place whilst retaining their game in hand over Plymouth Argyle, Swansea, Notts County and new leaders AFC Bournemouth. Meanwhile, midfielder Malcolm Beard made his Villa debut aged 29 after moving from Birmingham City in July 1971.

Aston Villa

Halifax Town

FIXTURE HISTORY

Halifax Town

Previous 5 vs. Halifax: | - | - | - | 🟥 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 18 September 1971

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Colin Fallon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackpool, 1970-1973
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Colin Fallon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackpool, 1970-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

CARDS

Villa

None

Halifax Town

None

Colin Fallon

TEAM NEWS

Chico Hamilton replaces Harry Gregory.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.15 |

Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 30.55 |

Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.90 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Vic Crowe

Aston Villa

GK Tommy Hughes |
CB Fred Turnbull |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Keith Bradley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |

Halifax Town

Smith, Burgin, Lee, Wallace, Pickering, Rhodes, Chadwick, Atkins, Robertson, Lennard, Verity.

Manager: Ray Henderson.

SUBSTITUTES

M Malcolm Beard for CB Fred Turnbull | 80' |

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Pat McMahon

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*
Monday, 20 September 1971