Game #3177
Aston Villa
24-5-7, 53 PTS
Friday, 31 March 1972
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Three
Wrexham
12-6-19, 30 PTS
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 16,846
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
Wrexham
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mick Wright | 44' |
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 31 March 1972
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Mick Wright
🕒 | HT Wrexham 0-2 Aston Villa
💥 | 80’ Missed penalty, Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Wrexham 0-2 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
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 31 March 1972
Villa bounce back from their first defeat in twelve to beat Wrexham and open up a three point lead at the top of the table.
Vic Crowe's Villa get back to winning ways to make it twenty four wins, five draws and seven defeats in 36 division three games so far this campaign. As a result, Villa (played 36, points 53) go three points ahead of second place Bournemouth (played 37, points 50) with a game in hand and four points clear of Brighton and Hove Albion (played 36, points 49) in third place in the table.
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
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
Wrexham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #117 |
Friday, 31 March 1972
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🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1967-1976
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 117 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 | 30 🟥 31 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Davey | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 1967-1976
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
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.53 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.58 |
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
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
John Neal (ex) | 🏴 |
Wrexham
GK Brian Lloyd | 🏴 |
LB David Fogg | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Davis | 🏴 |
CB Eddie May | 🏴 |
D Mickey Evans | 🏴 |
D Stuart Mason | 🏴 |
RB Steve Ingle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
F Brian Tinnion | 🏴 |
F Graham Whittle | 🏴 |
F Roger Mostyn | 🏴 |
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Steve Ingle | 🏴 | (F Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |)
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
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
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
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
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1972, Villa 2-0 Wrexham, Racecourse