Game #3207
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 October 1972
Drew
2nd= (+1)
LLDWD
Division Two
Attendance: 30,345
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Villa move into joint second place with QPR, two points behind leaders Burnley, despite being held at home by Boro as they cannot break down another ultra defensive visitor to Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 11' |
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Saturday, 28 October 1972
11’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Chris Nicholl
37’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Armstrong
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it eight wins, four draws and three defeats in fifteen League games and sit third in Division Two (Played 15, Points 20), two points off leaders Burnley (Played 15, Points 22).
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #147 |
Saturday, 28 October 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | John Homewood, Sunbury-on-Thames |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLDWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Chris Nicholl and Brian Little replace Neil Rioch and Ray Graydon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 18.81 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes |
RB John Gidman |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Chris Nicholl |
CB Ian Ross |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
F Geoff Vowden |
F Alun Evans |
F Brian Little |
Middlesbrough
Platt, Jones, Spraggon, Boam, Gates, Armstrong (g), Stiles, Hickton, Mills, Craggs, Maddren.
Manager: Stan Anderson.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Andy Lochhead |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Mick Wright
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, 30 October 1972