Game #3154
Aston Villa

Tuesday, 26 October 1971
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
🟨 Harry Gregory
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Charlie Aitken and Harry Gregory replace George Curtis and Bruce Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.60 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 30.65 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.00 |
Despite once again being in the ascendancy for 30 minutes, Villa falter and are beaten by three goals in ten second half minutes to be knocked out of the League Cup by second division Blackpool.
Vic Crowe's Villa suffer a second successive heavy defeat as they concede three in ten minutes to division two Blackpool in the League Cup.

Lost
1-4
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 78' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Alan Suddick
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackpool), Tony Green
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-3, (Blackpool), Glyn James
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 0-4, (Blackpool), Tommy Hutchison
🟨 | 63' Booking, Harry Gregory, Body check
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-4, Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Blackpool 4-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #21 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Tuesday, 26 October 1971

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: Unknown
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 26 🟥 28 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Blackpool

Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 20,193
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
LB Steve Harrison | 🏴 |
CB Peter Suddaby | 🏴 |
CB Terry Alcock | 🏴 |
CB Chris Simpkin | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Green | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Glyn James | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Micky Burns | 🏴 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴 |
Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Dennis Wann | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Matchday Squad:
Not Reported

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