Game #3171
Aston Villa
21-3-6, 45 PTS
Saturday, 26 February 1972
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Three
Port Vale
Attendance: 32,806
Villa Park
10-8-11, 28 PTS
Aston Villa
2-0
Port Vale
Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 66' | Andy Lochhead | 72' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 February 1972
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Ian Ross
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Port Vale
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Pat McMahon
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Port Vale
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it eleven wins in thirteen and twenty one wins, three draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. Villa (played 30, points 45) remain top of the table ahead of Bournemouth (played 30, points 42) and their next opponents Notts County (played 28, points 41).
Meanwhile, centre back Ian Ross made his Villa debut aged 25 after moving from Liverpool earlier this week for a fee of £60,000.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Port Vale
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Port Vale
Previous 5 vs. Port Vale: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 26 February 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 | 28 🟥 30 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 20 March 1971, Villa 1-1 Torquay, Plainmoor.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe hands Ian Ross his debut in place of Jimmy Brown.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.77 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.84 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.34 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |
Port Vale
GK Stuart Sherratt | 🏴 |
RB Keith Lindsey | 🏴 |
CB Ray Harford | 🏴 |
CB Roy Cross | 🏴 |
FB John Brodie | 🏴 |
M Bobby Gough | 🏴 |
M Tommy McLaren | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tony Lacey | 🏴 |
F John James | 🏴 |
F Sammy Morgan | 🇬🇧 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Tommy McLaren | 🏴 | (F Bob Mountford | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 | 1 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
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
🟢 CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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