Game #3190
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 16 August 1972
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Hereford United
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,314
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-1
Hereford United
Assist(s) | Pat McMahon | 46' | Alun Evans | 71' | Willie Anderson | 88' |
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 16 August 1972
🟨 | 21’ Booking, Willie Anderson, Tackle from behind
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Hereford United
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Pat McMahon
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Andy Lochhead, Sub on, Alun Evans
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Alun Evans
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 3-1, (Hereford United), George Johnston
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 4-1, Alun Evans, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Hereford United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 16 August 1972
Villa face Hereford United for the first time in competitive football, Hereford become the 108th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Vic Crowe's Villa beat division four side Hereford in the League Cup first round.
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Hereford United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Hereford United
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Wednesday, 16 August 1972
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🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴 | Crewe, 1967-1977
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 130 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 31 🟥 33 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴 | Crewe, 1967-1977
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.39 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.46 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 24.96 |
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Colin Addison | 🏴 |
Hereford United
GK Fred Potter (ex) | 🏴 |
D Ken Mallender | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Naylor | 🏴 |
CB Alan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Mick McLaughlin | 🏴 |
CB Billy Tucker | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Radford | 🏴 |
W Kenny Wallace | 🏴 |
W Clive Slattery | 🏴 |
F Brian Owen | 🏴 |
CF Ivan Hollett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | for CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 69’ |
SUBSTITUTES
CF Ivan Hollett | 🏴 | (F George Johnston | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, 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
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 August 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park.