Game #3154
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 26 October 1971


Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
League Cup
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 20,193
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
Blackpool
4-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 26 October 1971
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Alan Suddick
🕒 | HT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackpool), Tony Green
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-3, (Blackpool), Glyn James
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 0-4, (Blackpool), Tommy Hutchison
🟨 | 63' Booking, Harry Gregory, Body check
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-4, Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Blackpool 4-1 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
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 26 October 1971
Despite once again being in the ascendancy for 30 minutes, Villa falter and are beaten by three goals in ten second half minutes to be knocked out of the League Cup by second division Blackpool.
Vic Crowe's Villa suffer a second successive heavy defeat as they concede three in ten minutes to division two Blackpool in the League Cup.
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

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
Blackpool


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #21 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Tuesday, 26 October 1971
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🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 26 🟥 28 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Harry Gregory
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Aitken and Harry Gregory replace George Curtis and Bruce Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.60 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 30.65 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.00 |
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |

Blackpool
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
LB Steve Harrison | 🏴 |
CB Peter Suddaby | 🏴 |
CB Terry Alcock | 🏴 |
CB Chris Simpkin | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Green | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Glyn James | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Micky Burns | 🏴 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴 |
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Dennis Wann | 🏴 |
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
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
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
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Oct 1971, Villa 1-4 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road

