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Ron Saunders, 14th April 1981
Game #3193
Aston Villa
3-0-1, 6 PTS
Tuesday, 29 August 1972
Won
1st= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 29,047
Carlisle United
Villa Park
1-2-1, 4 PTS
Villa bounce back from their first defeat of the season to beat Carlisle and climb back to the summit following the surprise return of Bruce Rioch from injury. Sadly though Rioch’s focus, and the Villa players, is interrupted by further machinations at the club involving Herbert Douglas Ellis, that leads Rioch to release an unprecedented public statement.
Aston Villa
1-0
Carlisle United
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 29 August 1972
🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Gidman
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Carlisle United
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Alun Evans
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Carlisle United
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa return to winning ways to make it three wins and a defeat in the League so far this season and sat joint first in the table alongside Nottingham Forest, Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday. Meanwhile, right back John Gidman made his Villa debut aged 18 after moving from Liverpool as an apprentice in August 1971.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Carlisle United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Carlisle United
Previous 5 vs. Carlisle: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Tuesday, 29 August 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 31 🟥 34 | 1.77
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Clive Thomas
CARDS
Villa
None
Carlisle United
None
TEAM NEWS
Bruce Rioch and John Gidman replace Brian Tiler and Chico Hamilton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.76 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.65 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Alan Ashman | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Carlisle United
GK Allan Ross | 🏴 |
FB Derek Hemstead | 🏴 |
CB Graham Winstanley | 🏴 |
LB John Gorman | 🏴 |
M Joe Laidlaw | 🏴 |
M Stan Ternant | 🏴 |
M Ray Train | 🏴 |
M Dennis Martin | 🏴 |
M Chris Balderstone | 🏴 |
F Stan Bowles | 🏴 |
CF Bobby Owen | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Willie O'Neill | 🏴 |
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 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
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
🟢 RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"As spokesman for the players, I told Mr. Hartley [the Villa chairman appointed after the removal of Herbert Douglas Ellis] that we are very happy with the way things are and that we don't want any more changes.
"The players did not want to become involved, but something happened which made us involved so we had to state our position."
Bruce Rioch.
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