Game #3147
Saturday, 2 October 1971
Attendance: 20,428
Won
Division Three
1st= (-)
Bristol Rovers
WLWWW
Eastville Stadium
Villa record their third successive away victory and after 10 games they sit top of the third division, level on points with Bournemouth but ahead on goal average and two points ahead of the chasing pack.
Bristol Rovers
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
48’ Missed penalty (Bristol Rovers), Sandy Allan
HT Bristol Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
75’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson
FT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins, one draw and two defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Bristol Rovers: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 2 October 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | John Wrennall, Chorley |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.93 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 32.43 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.93 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes |
LB Charlie Aitken |
CB George Curtis |
D Keith Bradley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Malcolm Beard |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |
Bristol Rovers
Sheppard, Roberts, Parsons, Godfrey, Taylor, Prince, Stephens (Green), Jones W, Allan, Jones B, Jarman.
Manager: Bill Dodgin.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Pat McMahon
Brian Tiler
Fred Turnbull
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 4 October 1971