Game #3207
Aston Villa
8-4-3, 20 PTS
Saturday, 28 October 1972
2nd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
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 | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
Chris Nicholl and Brian Little replace Neil Rioch and Ray Graydon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.81 |
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.
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).
Drew
1-1
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 11' |
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 11' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), David Armstrong
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #147 |
Saturday, 28 October 1972
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 147 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 36 🟥 37 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Middlesbrough
6-5-4, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,345
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
LB Gordon Jones | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴 |
CB Willie Maddren | 🏴 |
CB Bill Gates | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nobby Stiles | 🏴 |
F David Mills | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Eric McMordie | 🇬🇧 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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