Game #3198
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 September 1972
Drew
3rd= (-2)
DWWWD
Division Two
Attendance: 18,082
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Villa, unbeaten in six, are held at the City Ground as despite running the game for 75’ lose concentration and allow Forest to equalise and share the points. As a result Villa fall back to joint third in the table with one game in hand over second placed Wednesday and two games in hand on new leaders Burnley - the side who have inflicted Villa’s only defeat this season.
Nottingham Forest
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
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Saturday, 23 September 1972
HT Nottingham Forest 0-0 Aston Villa
56’ Goal, 0-1, Own Goal, Cottam
78’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Doug Fraser
FT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it five wins, two draws and a defeat in the League so far this season.
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 | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Saturday, 23 September 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Alun Evans replaces Willie Anderson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.59 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 31.56 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 18.72 |
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 |
W Ray Graydon |
F Geoff Vowden |
F Alun Evans |
CF Andy Lochhead |
Nottingham Forest
Barron, Hindley, Gemmill, Serella, Cottam, Fraser (g), McIntosh, Lyall (Chapman), McKenzie, Richardson, 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
Willie Anderson
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*
Monday, 25 September 1972