Game #3175
Aston Villa
23-5-6, 51 PTS
Saturday, 18 March 1972


Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Three
Walsall
9-12-13, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 45,953
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Walsall

Assist(s) | None
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 March 1972
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Walsall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Walsall
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
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 March 1972
Villa are held for the second successive game but Bournemouth, Brighton and Notts County are all beaten to leave Vic Crowe’s side two points clear at the top, two ahead of Bournemouth having played a game less, six points ahead of Brighton, and eight ahead of County.
Vic Crowe's Villa draw successive League games for the first time this season and have now failed to beat neighbours Walsall both home and away this season and make it twenty three wins, five draws and six defeats in division three so far this campaign. Despite dropping points for a second consecutive game, Villa's position in the table strengthens as the teams around them lose. Villa, with one defeat in the last twenty games, (played 34, points 51) remained ahead of Bournemouth (played 35, points 49) and their next opponents Brighton and Hove Albion (played 34, points 45).
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, 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
Walsall


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Saturday, 18 March 1972
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🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 115 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 30 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Bewildering and frustrating decisions met with jeers
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 November 1971, Villa 6-0 Oldham, Boundary Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

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

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.49 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.05 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.55 |
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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
Bill Moore | 🏴 |

Walsall
GK Bob Wesson | 🏴 |
FB Frank Gregg | 🏴 |
CB Stan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Stan Bennett | 🏴 |
LB Micky Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Colin Harrison | 🏴 |
M Brian Taylor | 🏴 |
W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Bobby Shinton | 🏴 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
F Willie Penman | 🏴 |
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | (W Colin Taylor | 🏴 |)

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF 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
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, 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
🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 18 Mar 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
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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