Game #3152
Aston Villa
8-1-4, 17 PTS
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
Won
3rd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Three
Tranmere Rovers
2-6-5, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,231
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Tranmere Rovers
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 84' |
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
🟨 | Booking, George Curtis
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
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
Villa bounce back from successive, though unlucky, third division defeats to beat Tranmere at Villa Park and climb back to joint third, two points off leaders Bournemouth.
Vic Crowe's Villa record their first league victory in three games and climb to third in Division Three, two points off leaders AFC Bournemouth as they make it eight wins, one draw and four defeats in division three so far this campaign.
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
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
Tranmere Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Wednesday, 20 October 1971
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🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ted Jolly | 🏴 | Manchester, 1971-1974
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 92 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 26 🟥 26 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ted Jolly | 🏴 | Manchester, 1971-1974
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 George Curtis
CARDS
🟨 🟨
🆘 "Almost spoiled" the match with his "decisions or non-decisions."
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.90 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.48 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.98 |
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jackie Wright | 🏴 |
Tranmere Rovers
GK Dickie Johnson | 🏴 |
D Ray Mathias | 🏴 |
CB Dave Moorcroft | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴 |
CB Alan King | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Storton | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Alex Russell | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
W Paul Crossley | 🏴 |
F John Coyne | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Subsitutions Made
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LH Eric Brodie | 🏴 |
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
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
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
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Oct 1971, Villa 2-0 Tranmere, Villa Park