Game #3152
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
Won
3rd= (+1)
DLWLW
Division Three
Attendance: 24,231
Tranmere Rovers
Villa Park
Villa bounce back from successive, though unlucky, third division defeats to beat Tranmere at Villa Park and climb back to joint third, two points off leaders Bournemouth.
Aston Villa
2-0
Tranmere Rovers
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 84' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
39’ Goal, 0-1, Bruce Rioch
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
84’ Goal, 0-2, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
Cards.
Booking, George Curtis
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa record their first league victory in three games and climb to third in Division Three, two points off leaders AFC Bournemouth as they make it eight wins, one draw and four defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Aston Villa
Tranmere Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tranmere Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Tranmere: | - | - | - | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Ted Jolly, Manchester |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ted Jolly | 🏴 | Manchester, 1970-1975 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.90 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 32.48 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.98 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes |
LB Charlie Aitken
CB George Curtis |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Keith Bradley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Geoff Vowden |
Tranmere Rovers
Johnson, Mathias, Farrimond, Moorcroft, Molyneux, King, Russell, Beamish, Coyne, Storton, Crossley.
Manager: Jackie Wright.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Pat McMahon
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*
Thursday, 21 October 1971