Game #3145
Aston Villa
5-1-2, 11 PTS
Saturday, 25 September 1971
4th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
Malcolm Beard replaces Brian Tiler.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.91 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.41 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.92 |
Villa beat familiar foes Wrexham to go joint fourth, two points behind leaders Bournemouth after wasting their game in hand against Mansfield.
Vic Crowe's Villa face Wrexham for the fourth time in eleven games and make it five wins, one draw and two defeats in division three so far this campaign. As a result Villa climb to fourth in Division Three - their finishing position in 1970-71 - two points off leaders AFC Bournemouth with equal games played.
Won
2-0
🟩 25 Sep 1971, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 40' (pen) | Ray Graydon | 55' |
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 55' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson, pen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wrexham
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Wrexham
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 25 September 1971
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Previous 5 vs. Wrexham: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 25 🟥 24 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Three
Wrexham
1-1-5, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,004
GK Brian Lloyd | 🏴 |
D Stuart Mason | 🏴 | 🟨 |
D Tom Vansittart | 🏴 |
D Mickey Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Eddie May | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Arfon Griffiths | 🏴 |
W Ian Moir | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Albert Kinsey | 🏴 |
F Graham Whittle | 🏴 |
CF Ray Smith | 🏴 |
John Neal (ex) | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | W Ian Moir | 🏴 | (F Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
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