Game #3213
Aston Villa
10-6-5, 26 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1972
Aston Villa
1-0
Leyton Orient
Division Two
Leyton Orient
5-8-9, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,572
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 2' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 December 1972
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Orient
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Orient
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa score an early goal for the second successive match to make it two wins in a row as they make it ten wins, seven draws and four defeats in twenty one League games. Meanwhile, Midfielder Malcolm Beard made his first start in 14 months in what would prove to be his final Villa appearance before moving on to Atherstone United. Malcolm played for Villa between 1971-72 and 1972-73 making 7 appearances.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leyton Orient
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 16 December 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1963-1973
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
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 38 🟥 39 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1963-1973
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 August 1969, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Malcolm Beard replaces Geoff Vowden.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.40 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.79 |
Youngest Player |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 23.23 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Petchey | 🏴 |
Leyton Orient
GK Ray Goddard | 🏴 |
FB Bobby Arber | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
LB Peter Wall | 🏴 |
M Peter Allen | 🏴 |
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
M Terry Brisley | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W Derrick Downing | 🏴 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
F Gerry Queen | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Lewis | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
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
🔴 M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 | 1971-72 | 🕒 7 | 6 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 | #553 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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