Game #3165
Aston Villa
16-2-6, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 19 January 1972


Won
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
11-4-9, 26 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,239
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0

Shrewsbury Town

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 33' | Chico Hamilton | 44' | Jimmy Cumbes | 54' |
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 19 January 1972
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Willie Anderson
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Jimmy Cumbes
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Andy Lochhead, Sub on, Lionel Martin 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury Town
🟨 | 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
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 19 January 1972
Villa bounce back from their first defeat in nine to beat Shrewsbury Town at Villa Park and make second spot their own, one point ahead of Bournemouth and one behind leaders Notts County but Vic Crowe’s side have played one more game than their rivals.
Vic Crowe's Villa bounce back from their shock defeat in Rochdale to make it six wins in seven and sixteen wins, two draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign.
Meanwhile, Lionel Martin made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Worcester City in July 1972. Martin played for Villa between 1966-67 and 1971-72 making 56 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 1967-72 🕒 57 | ✅ 44 🔁 (13) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 6 | 🇺 10 | #520 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Shrewsbury Town


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Wednesday, 19 January 1972
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🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 105 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 27 🟥 30 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park

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

🟨 George Curtis
CARDS

🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Gregory replaces Bruce Rioch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.42 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 32.73 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 21.23 |
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, 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 Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |

Shrewsbury Town
GK Ken Mulhearn | 🏴 |
FB Sandy Brown | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Fellows | 🏴 |
CB John Moore | 🏴 |
CB Jim Holton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gerry Bridgwood | 🏴 |
M Ricky Moir | 🏴 |
W Alan Groves | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Dave Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
F George Andrews | 🏴 |
F Alf Wood | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 🔴 | for CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 59' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Trevor Meredith | 🏴 |
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

🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | 57 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, 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
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Jan 1972, Villa 3-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park

