Game #3194
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 7 PTS
Saturday, 2 September 1972


Drew
2nd= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Brighton & Hove Albion
0-3-2, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,175
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 61' |
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 September 1972
🟨 | 27’ Booking, Chris Nicholl, Foul
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Peter O’Sullivan
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Alun Evans
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
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
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 September 1972
Villa held by Pat Saward's Brighton at Villa Park to sit joint second in the table after five games.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it three wins, one draw and a defeat in the League so far this season.
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, 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
Brighton & Hove Albion


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion


Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
League 🕒 7 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 6 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 4 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Saturday, 2 September 1972
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🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 134 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 32 🟥 34 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1968-1980
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨
CARDS

🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.76 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.66 |
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
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
Pat Saward (ex) | 🇮🇪 |

Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Brian Powney | 🏴 |
RB Graham Howell | 🏴 |
RB John Templeman | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Spearitt | 🏴 |
W Bert Murray | 🏴 |
W Bertie Lutton | 🏴 |
W Peter O’Sullivan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Mark Gall | 🏴 |
F Barry Bridges | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Willie Irvine | 🏴 |
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 58' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Ken Beamish | 🏴 | (CB John Napier | 🇬🇧 |)

🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, 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

🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, 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
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 2 Sep 1972, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Villa Park

