Game #3186
Aston Villa
31-6-8, 68 PTS
Saturday, 29 April 1972
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Three
Attendance: 37,179
Torquay United
Villa Park
10-11-19, 31 PTS
Aston Villa
5-1
Torquay United
Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 11' | Brian Little | 18' | 61' | Ray Graydon | 31' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa hammer Torquay in their penultimate game of the season to clinch the third division title with a game to spare as Brighton kept their unlikely challenge alive by winning their game in hand in midweek. Villa, with 31 wins, sit four clear of their fellow promoted side.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 April 1972
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Andy Lochhead
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 3-0, Own Goal, Jackson
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 4-0, Brian Little, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 4-1, (Torquay United), Dick Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Torquay United
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 5-1, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Brian Little
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Pat McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Torquay United
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa gain swift revenge over a Torquay side who had so unexpectedly beaten them four games earlier to make it thirty one wins, six draws and eight defeats in 45 division three games. Villa's latest win clinched the third division title (played 45, points 68), winning a record number of games (31) Villa and having already set a points record. Second placed Brighton (played 45, points 64) secured promotion ahead of third placed Bournemouth (played 45, points 61).
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Torquay United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Torquay United
Previous 5 vs. Torquay: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #45 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 29 April 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 | 31 🟥 32 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Pat Partridge
CARDS
Villa
None
Torquay United
None
TEAM NEWS
Brian Little and Chris Nicholl replace
George Curtis and Charlie Aitken.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.61 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.16 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 18.44 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jack Edwards | 🏴 |
Torquay United
GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴 |
D David Stocks | 🏴 |
CB David Harrison | 🏴 |
D Dick Edwards (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Welsh | 🏴 |
M Ken Sandercock | 🏴 |
M Ian Twitchin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴 |
W Brian Hill | 🏴 |
W Bruce Stuckey | 🏴 |
F Dave Tearse | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 73' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Twitchin | 🏴 | (W Alan Skirton | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I think we will do well in the second division and we certainly have the players to conduct a successful campaign.
“Promotion again? Well that would be a tall order.
“Right from the start of this season we have talked about promotion and believed in our own ability to achieve it.
“We reasoned that there were perhaps six good sides in the third division.
“You can double that number in the second division and then see the size of the job facing us.
“But clearly we have a side which will improve and I think you will see us playing a lot more attractive football in the second division.”
Vic Crowe.
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