Game #3160
Aston Villa
12-2-5, 26 PTS
Saturday, 4 December 1971
Won
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Bradford City
6-3-10, 15 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,347
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Bradford City
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 29' |
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 December 1971
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson, pen
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bradford City
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Bradford City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 December 1971
Vic Crowe's Villa win successive games for the first time since October to make it twelve wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Villa unbeaten in five, record their fourth win and have now scored nine goals in their last two as although they remain joint third in the table they are now just two points off joint leaders Bournemouth and Notts County.
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bradford City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Aston Villa
Bradford City
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 4 December 1971
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🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 August 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road.
Cards: None
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 18.18 |
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bryan Edwards | 🏴 |
Bradford City
GK Pat Liney | 🏴 |
RB Tom McHale | 🏴 |
RB Graham Howell | 🏴 |
LB Ian Cooper | 🏴 |
WH Bruce Stowell | 🏴 |
M Graham Oates | 🏴 |
M Les O’Neill | 🏴 |
M Peter Middleton | 🏴 |
W John Hall | 🏴 |
F Norman Corner | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Colin Hall | 🏴 |
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Norman Corner | 🏴 | (F David Bairstow | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, 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
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 December 1971, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Villa Park.