Game #3166
Aston Villa
17-2-6, 36 PTS

Saturday, 22 January 1972
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
🟨 Bruce Rioch
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Bruce Rioch replaces Harry Gregory.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.74 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.24 |
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins in eight and seventeen wins, two draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. As a result, Villa leapt into top spot in the table, one point ahead of second placed Bournemouth having scored 50, conceded 22 and accumulated 36 points.

Won
2-0
🟩 22 Jan 1972, Villa 2-0 Barnsley, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 43' | Bruce Rioch | 57' |
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 43' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Barnsley
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Barnsley
🟨 | Booking, Bruce Rioch, Dissent
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 22 January 1972

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1980
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 106 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 | 27 🟥 30 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Three
Barnsley
3-10-12, 16 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 30,531
GK Gerry Stewart | 🏴 |
RB Barry Murphy | 🏴 |
RB Paul Turner | 🏴 |
CB Eric Winstanley | 🏴 |
D Brian Raggett | 🏴 |
LB David Booth | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M George Boardman | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Peter Martin | 🏴 |
W Frank Sharp | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Johnny Steele | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 | (F Willie Waddell | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1911-12
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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