Game #3202
Aston Villa
7-2-2, 16 PTS
Saturday, 7 October 1972
Fulham
2-0
Aston Villa
Division Two
Fulham
4-4-3, 12 PTS
Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,576
Lost
3rd (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 October 1972
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Fulham), Alan Mullery
🕒 | HT Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 0-2, (Fulham), Mitchell
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Andy Lochhead, Sub on, Keith Leonard 🟢
🕒 | FT Fulham 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time in ten games and fail to score for the first time this season in League and Cup football to make it seven wins, two draws and two defeats in the League so far this season. Meanwhile, Keith Leonard made his Villa debut aged 21 after moving from Highgate United in March 1972.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Saturday, 7 October 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 34 🟥 35 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 18 March 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.33 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.60 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.75 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Alec Stock | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_04865e51400d4d9488209284348136cf~mv2.gif)
Fulham
GK Peter Mellor | 🏴 |
RB John Cutbush | 🏴 |
CB Paul Went | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
LB Fred Callaghan | 🏴 |
LB Les Strong | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Barry Lloyd | 🏴 |
W Les Barrett | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
CF John Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | F Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 64' |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_04865e51400d4d9488209284348136cf~mv2.gif)
M Stan Horne | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_04865e51400d4d9488209284348136cf~mv2.gif)
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
🟢 F Keith Leonard | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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