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Game #3159

Saturday, 27 November 1971

Attendance: 12,015

Won

Division Three

3rd= (+1)

Oldham Athletic

WDWLW

Boundary Park

Villa hammer Oldham with the returning Bruce Rioch in the ascendancy as Andy Lochhead hits Villa’s first hat-trick since Tony Hateley hit four against Spurs in March 1966. As a result Villa climb back to joint third in the table with Swansea, two points behind Notts County and are now just three behind leaders Bournemouth.

Oldham Athletic

0-6

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 56' |

KEY MAN

PREVIOUS MATCH

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MATCH TIMELINE

1’ Debut, Jimmy Cumbes
6’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead
10’ Goal, 2-0, Willie Anderson
18’ Goal, 3-0, Bruce Rioch
52’ Goal, 4-0, Bruce Rioch
56’ Goal, 5-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Bruce Rioch
64’ Goal, 6-0, Andy Lochhead
82’ Sub off, Bruce Rioch, Sub on, Geoff Vowden

Cards.
60’ Booking, Mick Wright

ON THIS DAY

Vic Crowe's Villa record their biggest win of the season and Villa's biggest win since April 1962 when Villa beat Leicester 8-3 and Villa's biggest win away from home since January 1932 when Villa hit the same scoreline against the same opposition. As a result Villa make it eleven wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign.

Andy Lochhead’s hat-trick was Villa’s first in 5 and a half years since Tony Hateley’s four goal haul against Spurs at White Hart Lane in March 1966.

Goalkeeper Jim Cumbes made his Villa debut aged 27 after moving from West Bromwich Albion in October 1971 for a fee of £35,000.

Aston Villa

Oldham Athletic

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Oldham Athletic

Previous 5 vs. Oldham: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 27 November 1971

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Edwin Wallace, Crewe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 6-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Edwin Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Swindon
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

CARDS

Villa

🟨

Oldham Athletic

None

Edwin Wallace

TEAM NEWS

Jim Cumbes makes his debut in place of Tommy Hughes whilst Mick Wright, Bruce Rioch and Jimmy Brown replace Keith Bradley, Dave Gibson and Geoff Vowden.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.79 |

Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 32.59 |

Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 18.16 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Vic Crowe

Aston Villa

GK Jim Cumbes |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB George Curtis |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Jimmy Brown |
W Ray Graydon |
CF Andy Lochhead |

Oldham Athletic

Dowd, Wood, Whittle, McNeill, Mulvaney, Bowie, Sweeney, Shaw, Clements, Bryceland, Bebbington.

Manager: Jimmy Frizzell.

SUBSTITUTES

F Geoff Vowden for M Bruce Rioch | 82' |

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 29 November 1971