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 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
Bristol Rovers
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 75' |
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville


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
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 October 1971
Villa record their third successive away victory and after 10 games they sit top of the third division, level on points with Bournemouth but ahead on goal average and two points ahead of the chasing pack.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it seven wins, one draw and two defeats in division three so far this campaign.
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: ❌
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Saturday, 2 October 1971
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🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 25 🟥 24 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

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
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

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 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB 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 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Kenny Stephens | 🏴 | (F Mike Green | 🏴 |)

🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 20 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Oct 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

