Game #3195
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 17,665
Nottingham Forest
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
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 5 September 1972
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
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 | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 135 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 | 32 🟥 34 | 1.77
Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Tony Morrissey
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Nottingham Forest
None
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 | 🏴 |
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
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
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
RB Peter Hindley | 🏴 |
CB Dave Serella | 🏴 |
CB John Cottam | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Gemmell | 🏴 |
FB Doug Fraser | 🏴 |
M George Lyall | 🏴 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W Jim McIntosh | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Barry Lyons | 🏴 |
CF Duncan McKenzie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Jim McIntosh | 🏴 | (F Alan Buckley | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
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 | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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