Game #3195
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
Attendance: 17,665
Won
League Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Nottingham Forest
WLWDW
City Ground
Villa beat Forest in the third round of the League Cup at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 13' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
13’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
FT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, John Gidman, Kicking the ball away
Booking, Alun Evans, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa beat division two rivals Forest to progress to the fourth round of the League Cup.
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Tony Morrissey, Cheshire |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Wirral, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Alun Evans makes his first start for Villa as he replaces Andy Lochhead.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 31.38 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 18.67 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
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 Alun Evans |
F Geoff Vowden |
Nottingham Forest
Barron, Hindley, Gemmill, Serella, Cottam, Fraser, McIntosh (Buckley), Lyall, McKenzie, Lions, O’Neill.
Manager: Matt Gillies.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Mick Wright
Andy Lochhead
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 6 September 1972