Game #3147
Aston Villa
7-1-2, 15 PTS
Saturday, 2 October 1971
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Bristol Rovers
4-2-4, 10 PTS
Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 20,428
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
Bristol Rovers
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 75' |
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 October 1971
💥 | 48’ Missed penalty (Bristol Rovers), Sandy Allan
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 October 1971
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins, one draw and two defeats in division three so far this campaign.
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 2 October 1971
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🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 25 🟥 24 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 23 August 1971, Villa 1-1 Wrexham, Racecourse Ground.
Cards: None
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.93 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.43 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.93 |
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Dodgin | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Dick Sheppard | 🏴 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
FB Lindsay Parsons | 🏴 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
M Wayne Jones | 🏴 |
M Bryn Jones | 🏴 |
W Kenny Stephens | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Harold Jarman | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey (ex) | 🏴 |
F Sandy Allan | 🏴 |
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Kenny Stephens | 🏴 | (F Mike Green | 🏴 |)
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.