Game #3174
Aston Villa
23-4-6, 50 PTS

Wednesday, 15 March 1972
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
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 | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.04 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.54 |
Villa are held at Shrewsbury as Vic Crowe’s side hit the 50 point mark after 33 games with Bournemouth, who have played a game more, one point behind, with Brighton five points off top having played the same amount of games as Villa.
Vic Crowe's Villa fail to win for only the third time in eighteen League games (two draws and a defeat) to make it twenty three wins, four draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. As a result, Villa (played 33, points 50) remained top of the table ahead of Bournemouth (played 34, points 49) who also drew their latest match and Brighton and Hove Albion (played 33, points 45).

Drew
1-1
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
Scorer(s) | Chris Nicholl | 62' |
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 62' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 23’ Goal, 0-1, (Shrewsbury Town), Ricky Moir
🕒 | HT Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-1, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 15 March 1972

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Mike Kerkhof | 🏴 | Bicester, 1968-1972
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Referee: Mike Kerkhof | 🏴 | Bicester, 1968-1972
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 29 🟥 30 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
12-7-14, 31 PTS

Gay Meadow
Attendance: 15,730
GK Ken Mulhearn | 🏴 |
RB Tony Gregory | 🏴 |
CB John Moore | 🏴 |
CB Paul Bevan | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Fellows | 🏴 |
M Ricky Moir | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Dave Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
W Jim McLaughlin | 🇬🇧 |
W Alan Groves | 🏴 |
F George Andrews | 🏴 |
F Alf Wood | 🏴 |
Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Ricky Moir | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)