Game #3189
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 12 August 1972
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.45 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.95 |
As the destructive Herbert Douglas Ellis continues to wreak havoc behind the scenes, Villa rise above the shenanigans of the travel agent and his enablers to open their second division campaign with victory at Preston thanks to Willie Anderson's late strike.
Vic Crowe's Villa open their division two campaign with a win over Bristol City as Willie Anderson hits a late winner.
Won
1-0
🟩 12 Aug 1972, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 84' |
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 84' |
Match Timeline:
💥 | 2' Preston goal disallowed for offside
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 72' Booking, Willie Anderson, Trip
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson, Assist by Ray Graydon
🟨 | 85' Booking, Andy Lochhead, Trip
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Saturday, 12 August 1972
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 95 | 🟩 49 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 168 | 🥅 133 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 10 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 12 | 🥅 6 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 129 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 | 31 🟥 33 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Preston North End
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 17,371
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB John McMahon | 🏴 |
D John Bird | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 |
LB David Connor | 🏴 |
LB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Ricky Heppolette | 🏴 |
M Alan Lamb | 🏴 |
CF Hughie McIlmoyle | 🏴 |
CF Neil Young | 🏴 |
Alan Ball | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Alex Spark | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"The board-room troubles were, as far as the players are concerned, a side issue, but they were bound to be nervous, and so was I. about how we would go."
Vic Crowe.
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