Game #3184
Aston Villa
30-5-8, 65 PTS
Saturday, 22 April 1972
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Attendance: 9,289
Bradford City
Valley Parade
11-9-23, 31 PTS
Brighton are held at home, Notts County lose away and Bournemouth win to leave Villa five points clear at the top of the table after their thirtieth win of the campaign. With three games left to play Bournemouth are six points behind, and County are out of the reckoning. As a result, Villa need just a single point to clinch both the Championship and promotion.
Bradford City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 8' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 April 1972
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Bradford City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 55’ Booking, Mick Wright, Foul
🕒 | FT Bradford City 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa record successive wins to make it thirty wins, five draws and eight defeats in 43 division three games so far this campaign. As a result, with three games to play Villa (played 43, points 65) now hold a five point lead at the top of the table over second placed Brighton (played 43, points 60) and six points over Bournemouth (played 43, points 59) in third. A single point will clinch promotion.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bradford City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bradford City
Previous 5 vs. Bradford: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #43 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 22 April 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.74
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gordon Hill | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Gordon Hill
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Bradford City
None
TEAM NEWS
Chico Hamilton replaces Willie Anderson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.65 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.49 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Bradford City
GK John Oldfield | 🏴 |
RB Graham Howell | 🏴 |
CB Joe Cooke | 🇩🇲 |
LB John Ritchie | 🏴 |
LB Ian Cooper | 🏴 |
WH Bruce Stowell | 🏴 |
M Graham Oates | 🏴 |
M Les O’Neill | 🏴 |
M Peter Middleton | 🏴 |
W John Hall | 🏴 |
F Gerry Ingram | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Terry Owen | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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