Game #3163
Aston Villa
15-2-5, 32 PTS
Saturday, 1 January 1972
Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Halifax Town
Attendance: 32,749
Villa Park
6-6-10, 18 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Halifax Town
Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 46' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 January 1972
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Halifax Town
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Halifax Town
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa open 1972 with a fifth successive victory for the first time since the 1968-69 season and make it fifteen wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Halifax Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Halifax Town
Previous 5 vs. Halifax: 🟥 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 1 January 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.75 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 18.25 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ray Henderson | 🏴 |
Halifax Town
GK Alex Smith | 🏴 |
RB Andy Burgin | 🏴 |
CB John Pickering | 🏴 |
CB Tony Rhodes | 🏴 |
LB Jeff Lee | 🏴 |
M Bob Wallace | 🏴 |
M Lammie Robertson | 🏴 |
M Fred Kemp | 🇮🇹 |
M Dave Verity | 🏴 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
F Terry Shanahan | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Bill Atkins | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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