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Game #3190

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 16 August 1972

2nd Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Jim Cumbes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Pat McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Geoff Vowden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | F Alun Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ | for CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 69โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Willie Anderson, Tackle from behind (2)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1960-61

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Pat McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Geoff Vowden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Alun Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Unavailable

None

Team News

Vic Crowe names the same line up for a third successive game.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.39 |

Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.46 |

Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 24.96 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

4-1

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Bruce Rioch | 24' | Ray Graydon | 46' | Geoff Vowden | 71' | Alun Evans | 88' |

Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 46' | Alun Evans | 71' | Willie Anderson | 88' |

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸจ | 21โ€™ Booking, Willie Anderson, Tackle from behind
โšฝ | 24โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Hereford United
โšฝ | 46โ€™ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Pat McMahon
๐Ÿ” | 69โ€™ Sub off, Andy Lochhead, Sub on, Alun Evans
โšฝ | 71โ€™ Goal, 3-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Alun Evans
๐Ÿฅ… | 82โ€™ Goal, 3-1, (Hereford United), George Johnston
โšฝ | 88โ€™ Goal, 4-1, Alun Evans, Assist by Willie Anderson
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Hereford United

Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Wednesday, 16 August 1972

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Roy Capey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crewe, 1972-1977
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Roy Capey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crewe, 1972-1977
Linesmen: R. E. Mees (Derby); J. H. Smith (Groby)

Previous 5 vs. Hereford: None

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ W1 (100% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(100% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L0 (0% ) | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿฅ… 1 | GD 3

Match Stats

Not recorded

Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974

๐Ÿ•’ 130 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 66 ๐ŸŸจ | 31 ๐ŸŸฅ 33 | 1.76

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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League Cup

Hereford United

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Villa Park

Attendance: 32,314

GK Fred Potter (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ken Mallender | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Naylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Mick McLaughlin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Billy Tucker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ronnie Radford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Kenny Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Clive Slattery | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Owen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ivan Hollett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Colin Addison | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

CF Ivan Hollett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F George Johnston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Fred Potter (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
D Ken Mallender | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Naylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Mick McLaughlin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Billy Tucker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Ronnie Radford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Kenny Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Clive Slattery | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Brian Owen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ivan Hollett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Johnston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Reported

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Starting XI
GK Jim Cumbes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

32

โœ…

32

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

24

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

4

โ›”

20

๐Ÿฅ…

15

LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

498

โœ…

497

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

21

๐ŸŸฉ

194

๐ŸŸจ

104

๐ŸŸฅ

200

CB Ian Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

20

โœ…

20

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

14

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

3

CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
๐Ÿ•’

17

โœ…

17

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

12

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

3

RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

317

โœ…

314

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

7

๐ŸŸฉ

113

๐ŸŸจ

74

๐ŸŸฅ

130

M Pat McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

93

โœ…

86

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

22

6

๐ŸŸฉ

42

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

28

M Bruce Rioch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

118

โœ…

113

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

22

15

๐ŸŸฉ

50

๐ŸŸจ

26

๐ŸŸฅ

42

W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

55

โœ…

55

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

12

๐ŸŸฉ

37

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

11

M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

251

โœ…

250

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

44

52

๐ŸŸฉ

95

๐ŸŸจ

61

๐ŸŸฅ

95

CF Andy Lochhead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

120

โœ…

119

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

37

18

๐ŸŸฉ

64

๐ŸŸจ

28

๐ŸŸฅ

28

CF Geoff Vowden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

58

โœ…

54

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

6

๐ŸŸฉ

31

๐ŸŸจ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

15

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

F Alun Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

2

๐Ÿ”

2

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa see off fourth division Hereford in the League Cup second round at Villa Park as slimmed down new signing Alun Evans scores his first for the club after creating Villa's third.

  • Villa face Hereford United for the first time in competitive football, Hereford become the 108th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Vic Crowe's Villa beat division four side Hereford in the League Cup first round.

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