Game #3173
Aston Villa
23-3-6, 49 PTS
Saturday, 11 March 1972
Rotherham United
0-2
Aston Villa
Division Three
Rotherham United
14-9-7, 37 PTS
Millmoor
Attendance: 16,290
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 25' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 March 1972
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Chris Nicholl
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it thirteen wins in fifteen and twenty three wins, three draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. Villa (played 32, points 49) now have a game in hand over second placed Bournemouth (played 33, points 48) and third placed Brighton and Hove Albion (played 32, points 45).
Meanwhile, centre back Chris Nicholl made his Villa debut aged 25 after moving from Luton Town earlier this week for a fee of £75,000. Nicholl joined fellow new boys Ian Ross and Jim Cumbes in a new look defence ready for the second division.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2ad8227d818a4043b133ab726886e50e~mv2.gif)
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 11 March 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 28 🟥 30 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 21 August 1971, Villa 1-1 Walsall, Fellows Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Chris Nicholl replaces George Curtis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.47 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.03 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.53 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟢 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy McAnearney | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2ad8227d818a4043b133ab726886e50e~mv2.gif)
Rotherham United
GK Roy Tunks | 🏴 |
LB Billy Houghton | 🏴 |
CB Ray Mielczarek | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Swift | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M Peter Eustace | 🏴 |
M David Bentley | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Mullen | 🏴 |
W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Bobby Ham | 🏴 |
F Carl Gilbert | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2ad8227d818a4043b133ab726886e50e~mv2.gif)
🔁 | W Norman Whitehead | 🏴 | (M Eddie Ferguson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2ad8227d818a4043b133ab726886e50e~mv2.gif)
None
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2ad8227d818a4043b133ab726886e50e~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2ad8227d818a4043b133ab726886e50e~mv2.gif)
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 Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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