Game #3156
Aston Villa
9-2-5, 20 PTS

Saturday, 6 November 1971
3rd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Mick Hoban | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Mick Wright, Tackle (5)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
F Mick Hoban | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
Team News
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 30.68 |
Youngest Player |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 20.58 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Drew
4-4
🟨 6 Nov 1971, Villa 4-4 Vale, Vale Park
Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 7' | Willie Anderson | 40' (pen) | Own Goal | 45' | Ray Graydon | 53' |
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 7' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Port Vale), McLaren
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-1, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Ray Graydon
🟨 | 32’ Booking, Mick Wright, Tackle
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 1-2, (Port Vale), Mountford
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-2, Willie Anderson, pen
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 3-2, Own Goal, Cross
🕒 | HT Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53’ Goal 4-2, Ray Graydon
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 4-3, (Port Vale), Morgan
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 4-4, (Port Vale), Tony Loska
🕒 | FT Port Vale 4-4 Aston Villa
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Saturday, 6 November 1971

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1966-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 4-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1966-1976
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 96 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 27 🟥 28 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8

Division Three
Port Vale
4-7-5, 15 PTS

Vale Park
Attendance: 11,106
GK Keith Ball | 🏴 |
FB John Brodie | 🏴 |
CB Bill Summerscales | 🏴 |
CB Roy Cross | 🏴 |
M John Flowers | 🏴 |
M Bobby Gough | 🏴 |
M Brian Horton | 🏴 |
M Tommy McLaren | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Mike Morris | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan (ft) | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Bob Mountford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M Tommy McLaren | 🏴 | (LB Tony Loska | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Keith Ball | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Bill Summerscales | 🏴 |
CB Roy Cross | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB John Brodie | 🏴 |
LB Tony Loska | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M John Flowers | 🏴 |
M Bobby Gough | 🏴 |
M Brian Horton | 🏴 |
M Tommy McLaren | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Mike Morris | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Sammy Morgan (ft) | 🇬🇧 |
F Bob Mountford | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Villa four two up with ten minutes to play capitulate and allow themselves to be overrun by Vale. Despite collecting just one point, Villa climb to joint third place with Swansea but are now five points behind leaders Bournemouth and four points behind second placed Notts County who Villa face in their next game.
Vic Crowe's Villa score four for the second successive match, four away from home, but can only draw in a remarkable match with Vale. As a result Villa make it nine wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Meanwhile, forward Mick Hoban made his debut appearance in the Villa squad debut aged 19 after joining from St. Chad's College.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Match Media
What they Said
"We have got to start winning the ball in the air.
“Sides that give away as many goals as we have this season. finish up with nothing."
Vic Crowe.
"I was allowed to do it [play as an effective winner for the final ten minutes].
“As a defender I just couldn't believe the way Villa's back line let us get a point.
"It was disgraceful really.
“There was little or no physical challenge at all, and you don't get out of this Division playing like that."
Port Vale scorer and full back Tony Loska.