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Game #3167

Friday, 28 January 1972

Attendance: 12,054

Won

Division Three

1st (-)

Tranmere Rovers

WLWWW

Prenton Park

Villa win for the tenth time in twelve League games to sit a point clear of Notts County at the top of the table and two ahead of Bournemouth in third but a section of fans are vocal about their unhappiness with the lack of flair in Villa’s football. Football isn’t a rational game.

Tranmere Rovers

0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 70' |

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.

RELATED MATCHES

MATCH TIMELINE

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

Tranmere Rovers

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

CARDS

Villa

None

Tranmere Rovers

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

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 |

Tranmere Rovers

Lawrence, Mathias, Farrimond, Storton, Molyneux, Fagan, Russell, Beamish, Moore, Coyne, Crossley.

Manager: Jackie Wright.

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Pat McMahon |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 31 January 1972