Game #3216
Aston Villa
10-9-5, 29 PTS
Saturday, 30 December 1972
Drew
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 9,719
Huddersfield Town
Leeds Road
5-10-8, 20 PTS
Huddersfield Town
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 58' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Blackpool join Villa in third place as the gap to the top remains six points after Villa draw for the third successive time in five unbeaten games.
KEY MAN
Alun Evans, third goal in four games earns Villa a third successive draw, Saturday, 30 December 1972.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 December 1972
🟨 | 42’ Booking, John Robson, Tackle
🥅 | 45’+ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Alan Gowling
🕒 | HT Huddersfield Town 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-1, Alun Evans, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Huddersfield Town 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it five games unbeaten but can only draw for the third successive match to make it ten wins, ten draws and four defeats in twenty four League games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 30 December 1972
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 156 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 41 🟥 39 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Tony Morrissey
CARDS
Villa
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Huddersfield Town
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TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.69 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.83 |
Youngest Player |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 22.48 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Terry Poole | 🏴 |
RB Dennis Clarke | 🏴 |
D John Saunders | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Hutt | 🏴 |
M Graham Pugh | 🏴 |
M Terry Dolan | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Lawson | 🏴 |
M Mike Barry | 🏴 |
M Steve Smith | 🏴 |
W Bobby Hoy | 🏴 |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Dave Smith | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We came with the intention of getting two points but I was very pleased with the way we came back after Huddersfield had scored."
Vic Crowe.
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