Game #3206
Aston Villa
8-3-3, 19 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1972
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 13,524
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
4-3-7, 11 PTS
Portsmouth
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 31' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win for the first time in four League games in a dreadful game at Fratton Park but as captain Bruce Rioch says it's taking the two points that matter. The welcome points keep Villa third, one point off second placed QPR and two points off leaders Burnley, all having played 14 games.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1972
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Brian Little
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in six matches to make it eight wins, three draws and three defeats in fourteen League games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 21 October 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 146 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 35 🟥 37 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Portsmouth
None
TEAM NEWS
Neil Rioch replaces Chris Nicholl for his first start of the season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.64 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.79 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Graham Horn | 🏴 |
RB Fred Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Collins | 🏴 |
RB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Stephenson | 🏴 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴 |
M Richie Reynolds | 🏴 |
M Albert McCann | 🏴 |
M Brian Lewis | 🏴 |
F Peter Price | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 89' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
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
"Our tactics were not designed to be negative.
"The players always controlled the game efficiently but we had Portsmouth watched at Luton last Wednesday when we were so impressed that we were expecting a greater struggle."
Vic Crowe.
“I don’t suppose it was much of a spectacle.
“But we took two points and that’s what matters.”
Bruce Rioch.
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