Game #3190
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 16 August 1972
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Hereford United
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,314
🟩 16 Aug 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 Aug 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
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
🟩 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 16 August 1972
Villa see off fourth division Hereford in the League Cup second round at Villa Park as slimmed down new signing Alun Evans scores his first for the club after creating Villa's third.
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 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, 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
Hereford United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 16 Aug 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 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴 | Crewe, 1972-1977
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 130 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 31 🟥 33 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴 | Crewe, 1972-1977
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | for CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 69’ |
SUBSTITUTES
CF Ivan Hollett | 🏴 | (F George Johnston | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 16 Aug 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 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Aug 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 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Aug 1972, Villa 4-1 Hereford, Villa Park