Game #3176
Aston Villa
23-5-7, 51 PTS
Saturday, 25 March 1972
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division Three
Attendance: 29,135
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
20-7-8, 47 PTS
Brighton & Hove Albion
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 56' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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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, 1-1, Bruce Rioch, Assist by Ray Graydon
🟨 | 79’ Booking, Bruce Rioch, Foul
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-2, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Kit Napier
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Aston Villa
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Brighton & Hove Albion
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 | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 31 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Norman Burtenshaw
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Brighton & Hove Albion
None
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
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
Pat Saward (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Brian Powney | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Spearitt | 🏴 |
CB Ian Goodwin | 🏴 |
RB John Templeman | 🏴 |
M Brian Bromley | 🏴 |
W Bert Murray | 🏴 |
W Peter O’Sullivan | 🏴 |
F Mark Gall | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
CF Kit Napier | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Willie Irvine | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Bernie Lutton | 🇬🇧 |
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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