Game #3175
Aston Villa
23-5-6, 51 PTS
Saturday, 18 March 1972
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Three
Attendance: 45,953
Walsall
Villa Park
9-12-13, 30 PTS
Aston Villa
0-0
Walsall
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are held for the second successive game but Bournemouth, Brighton and Notts County are all beaten to leave Vic Crowe’s side two points clear at the top, two ahead of Bournemouth having played a game less, six points ahead of Brighton, and eight ahead of County.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 March 1972
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Walsall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Walsall
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa draw successive League games for the first time this season and have now failed to beat neighbours Walsall both home and away this season and make it twenty three wins, five draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. Despite dropping points for a second consecutive game, Villa's position in the table strengthens as the teams around them lose. Villa, with one defeat in the last twenty games, (played 34, points 51) remained ahead of Bournemouth (played 35, points 49) and their next opponents Brighton and Hove Albion (played 34, points 45).
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Walsall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Walsall
Previous 5 vs. Walsall: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Saturday, 18 March 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 115 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 30 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976 🆘
🆘 Bewildering and frustrating decisions met with jeers
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Walsall
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.49 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.05 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.55 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
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
Bill Moore | 🏴 |
Walsall
GK Bob Wesson | 🏴 |
FB Frank Gregg | 🏴 |
CB Stan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Stan Bennett | 🏴 |
LB Micky Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Colin Harrison | 🏴 |
M Brian Taylor | 🏴 |
W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Bobby Shinton | 🏴 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
F Willie Penman | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | (W Colin Taylor | 🏴 |)
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
None
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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