Game #3176
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 March 1972
Lost
1st (-)
WWDDL
Division Three
Attendance: 29,135
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
Villa suffer defeat in the League for the first time in twelve as they lose to third placed Brighton whilst Bournemouth and Notts County both draw to leave Vic Crowe’s side one point clear at the top with two points in hand over Bournemouth and four clear of their victorious opponents Brighton.
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 March 1972
6’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Willie Irvine
HT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
56’ Goal, 1-2, Bruce Rioch
84’ Goal, 0-2, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Kit Napier
FT Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Aston Villa
Cards.
79’ Booking, Bruce Rioch.
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for only the second time in twenty League games to make it twenty three wins, five draws and seven defeats in 35 division three games so far this campaign. Despite the loss, and not having won in three, Villa remain top of the table (played 35, points 51) and ahead of Bournemouth (played 37, points 50) and their opponents Brighton and Hove Albion (played 35, points 47).
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Saturday, 25 March 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Norman Burtenshaw, Great Yarmouth |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWDDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.51 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 31.07 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 24.57 |
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 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
Powney, Murray, Spearitt, Templeman, Gall, Goodwin, Napier (g), Beamish, Irvine (g), Bromley, O’Sullivan.
Manager: Pat Saward.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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, 27 March 1972