Aston Villa
23-3-6, 49 PTS
Saturday, 11 March 1972
1971-72
1st (-)
Won
2-0
Rotherham United
14-9-7, 37 PTS
Division Three
Millmoor
Attendance: 16,290
On This Day
Saturday, 11 March 1972
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๐ฉ 11 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 25' | Ray Graydon | 33' |
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 25' |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
๐ 113 | ๐ฉ | 55 ๐จ | 28 ๐ฅ 30 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3173
Match Record
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 11 March 1972
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 13 | ๐ฉ W8 (62% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(69% ) | ๐ฅ L4 (31% ) | โฝ 22 | ๐ฅ 11 | GD 11
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Team News
Unavailable
None
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Chris Nicholl replaces George Curtis.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | #558 | ยฃ75,000 signing from Luton
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Chris Nicholl
โฝ | 25โ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
โฝ | 33โ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
๐ | HT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
Line Up & Subs
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Fred Turnbull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ข |
CB Ian Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Pat McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF Geoff Vowden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Jimmy McAnearney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Roy Tunks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Billy Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ray Mielczarek | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Trevor Swift | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Quinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Peter Eustace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Jimmy Mullen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Whitehead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Bobby Ham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Carl Gilbert | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Norman Whitehead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Eddie Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Officials
Referee: John Homewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1967-1978
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media

What they Said
โI have seen very few second division sides this season play such powerful, intelligent and confident football [as Villa].โ
Chris Nicholl.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐
482
โ
481
โฝ
๐ฅ
9
19
๐ฉ
184
๐จ
101
๐ฅ
197
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1971-72
First Team Squad
Matchday Programme
League Table


