Game #3200
Aston Villa
7-2-1, 16 PTS
Saturday, 30 September 1972
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 31,524
Millwall
Villa Park
3-1-7, 7 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Millwall
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat Millwall to climb back to the top of the League with two games in hand over Wednesday who share the summit. Villa now boast the best home record of all League clubs - unbeaten in 23 second and third division matches.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 September 1972
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch, pen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins, two draws and a defeat in the League so far this season to go joint top of Division Two (Played 10, Points 16) after 10 games ahead of Sheffield Wednesday (Played 12, Points 16) on goal average and with two games in hand.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Millwall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Saturday, 30 September 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Cliff Howell | 🏴 | North Shields, 1970-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 140 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 33 🟥 34 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Cliff Howell | 🏴 | North Shields, 1970-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Cliff Howell
CARDS
Villa
None
Millwall
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Chico Hamilton and Fred Turnbull replace Charlie Aitken and Ray Graydon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.92 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.58 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.73 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Benny Fenton | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Bryan King | 🏴 |
RB Brian Brown | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
LB Harry Cripps | 🏴 |
D Alan Dorney | 🏴 |
D Dennis Burnett | 🏴 |
M Steve Brown | 🏴 |
M Derek Possee | 🏴 |
W Doug Allder | 🏴 |
F Gordon Bolland | 🏴 |
CF Alf Wood | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Frank Saul | 🏴 |
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 | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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