Game #3175
Saturday, 18 March 1972
Attendance: 45,953
Drew
Division Three
1st (-)
Walsall
WWWDD
Villa Park
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.
Aston Villa
0-0
Walsall
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
Walsall
FIXTURE HISTORY
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 |
Referee | Edwin Wallace, Crewe |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWWDD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edwin Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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
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 |
Walsall
Wesson, Gregg, Evans, Harrison, Jones S, Bennett, Taylor B, Shinton, Jones C, Penman, Morris (Taylor C).
Manager: Bill Moore.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 20 March 1972