Game #3174
Aston Villa
23-4-6, 50 PTS
Wednesday, 15 March 1972
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
12-7-14, 31 PTS
Gay Meadow
Attendance: 15,730
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
Shrewsbury Town
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 62' |
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 15 March 1972
🥅 | 23’ Goal, 0-1, (Shrewsbury Town), Ricky Moir
🕒 | HT Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-1, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Shrewsbury Town 1-1 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
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 15 March 1972
Villa are held at Shrewsbury as Vic Crowe’s side hit the 50 point mark after 33 games with Bournemouth, who have played a game more, one point behind, with Brighton five points off top having played the same amount of games as Villa.
Vic Crowe's Villa fail to win for only the third time in eighteen League games (two draws and a defeat) to make it twenty three wins, four draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. As a result, Villa (played 33, points 50) remained top of the table ahead of Bournemouth (played 34, points 49) who also drew their latest match and Brighton and Hove Albion (played 33, points 45).
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
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
Shrewsbury Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 15 March 1972
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🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Mike Kerkhof | 🏴 | Bicester, 1968-1974
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 29 🟥 30 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Kerkhof | 🏴 | Bicester, 1968-1974 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
🆘 Thought the game was being played on an assault course.
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 23 October 1971, Villa 0-3 Bournemouth, Dean Court.
Cards: None
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.04 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.54 |
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MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
Shrewsbury Town
GK Ken Mulhearn | 🏴 |
RB Tony Gregory | 🏴 |
CB John Moore | 🏴 |
CB Paul Bevan | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Fellows | 🏴 |
M Ricky Moir | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Dave Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
W Jim McLaughlin | 🇬🇧 |
W Alan Groves | 🏴 |
F George Andrews | 🏴 |
F Alf Wood | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Ricky Moir | 🏴 |
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
🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 15 Mar 1972, Villa 1-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow