Game #3164
Aston Villa
15-2-6, 32 PTS
Saturday, 8 January 1972
Lost
3rd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Three
Rochdale
Attendance: 5,874
Spotland
8-5-10, 21 PTS
Rochdale
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, Villa lose for the first time in nine League games, Saturday, 8 January 1972.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 January 1972
🕒 | HT Rochdale 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 0-1, (Rochdale, pen), Whitehead
🕒 | FT Rochdale 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa end a run of five victories and lose for the first time in nine League games to make it fifteen wins, two draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. Villa now sit third, three points shy of leaders Notts County.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Rochdale
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Rochdale
Previous 5 vs. Rochdale: 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Saturday, 8 January 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 104 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 27 🟥 30 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 January 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Chico Hamilton replaces Jimmy Brown.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.04 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.70 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.20 |
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 Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dick Conner | 🏴 |
Rochdale
GK Tony Godfrey | 🏴 |
D Graham Smith | 🏴 |
CB Arthur Marsh | 🏴 |
CB Colin Parry | 🏴 |
LB Derek Ryder | 🏴 |
M Bobby Downes | 🏴 |
M Len Kinsella | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Malcolm Darling | 🏴 |
W Peter Gowans | 🏴 |
F Tony Buck | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Alf Arrowsmith | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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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