Game #3163
Aston Villa
15-2-5, 32 PTS
Saturday, 1 January 1972
Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Halifax Town
6-6-10, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,749
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Halifax Town
Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 46' |
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 January 1972
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Halifax Town
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Halifax Town
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
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 January 1972
Villa win for the sixth successive time in eight unbeaten games as Ray Graydon scores for the third time in as many games and his tenth of the season against a defensive Halifax to remain joint second in the table alongside Bournemouth with 32 points from 22 games, having won 15 in their last eight.
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, 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
Halifax Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 1 January 1972
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🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.75 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 18.25 |
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, 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 Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ray Henderson | 🏴 |
Halifax Town
GK Alex Smith | 🏴 |
RB Andy Burgin | 🏴 |
CB John Pickering | 🏴 |
CB Tony Rhodes | 🏴 |
LB Jeff Lee | 🏴 |
M Bob Wallace | 🏴 |
M Lammie Robertson | 🏴 |
M Fred Kemp | 🇮🇹 |
M Dave Verity | 🏴 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
F Terry Shanahan | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Bill Atkins | 🏴 |
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
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | | 102 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Jan 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park