Game #3160
Saturday, 4 December 1971
Attendance: 27,347
Won
Division Three
3rd= (-)
Bradford City
DWLWW
Villa Park
Villa unbeaten in five, record their fourth win and have now scored nine goals in their last two as although they remain joint third in the table they are now just two points off joint leaders Bournemouth and Notts County.
Aston Villa
3-0
Bradford City
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 29' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
11’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson, pen
29’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch, Assist by Chico Hamilton
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bradford City
82’ Goal, 3-0, Bruce Rioch
FT Aston Villa 3-0 Bradford City
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa win successive games for the first time since October to make it twelve wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Aston Villa
Bradford City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bradford City
Previous 5 vs. Bradford: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 4 December 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Derek Nippard, Christchurch |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-0 |
Last 5 Games | DWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 18.18 |
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 |
Bradford City
Liney, McHale, Howell, Stowell, Oates, Cooper, Hall J, Hall C, Corner (Bairstow), O’Neill, Middleton.
Manager: Bryan Edwards.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden |
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*
Monday, 6 December 1971