Game #3167
Aston Villa
18-2-6, 38 PTS
Friday, 28 January 1972
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Tranmere Rovers
Attendance: 12,054
Prenton Park
6-10-9, 22 PTS
Tranmere Rovers
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 68' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Charlie Aitken, scored for the second time in six games to extend Villa's lead at the top of the table, Friday, 28 January 1972.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 28 January 1972
🕒 | HT Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it eight wins in nine and eighteen wins, two draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. As a result, Villa go three points clear at the top of the table (38) however promotion rivals Notts County (35) and Bournemouth (35) both have a game in hand.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Tranmere Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tranmere Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Tranmere: 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #107 |
Friday, 28 January 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 107 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 27 🟥 30 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Jimmy Brown and Harry Gregory replace Geoff Vowden and Chico Hamilton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.60 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.76 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 18.33 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jackie Wright | 🏴 |
Tranmere Rovers
GK Tommy Lawrence | 🏴 |
D Ray Mathias | 🏴 |
D Kit Fagan | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Alex Russell | 🏴 |
W Paul Crossley | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
F Malcolm Moore | 🏴 |
F John Coyne | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Subsitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB John Dempsey | 🏴 |
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
Injury | 2 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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