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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

Villa lose for the first time in nine League games as Bournemouth draw and Notts County win, as a result Villa fall to third in the table, three points behind leaders County. The defeat however is a freak result, not just because of the non-penalty penalty award by Roger Kirkpatrick but the fact that Villa produced a succession of footballing finery that represented their best form for weeks and only a miraculous goalkeeping display from Rochdale’s Tony Godfrey stopped Vic Crowe’s side being many goals to the good before Kirkpatrick’s bizarre decision.

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: 🟨 🟩 🟩
None

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

None

Rochdale

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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F Alf Arrowsmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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None

UNAVAILABLE

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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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