Game #3197
Aston Villa
5-1-1, 11 PTS
Saturday, 16 September 1972
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Swindon Town
2-2-4, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,865
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Swindon Town
Assist(s) | Geoff Vowden | 65' | Bruce Rioch | 69' |
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 September 1972
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-1, (Swindon Town), Don Rogers
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Swindon Town
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Alun Evans
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-1, Alun Evans, Assist by Geoff Vowden
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Swindon Town
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 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 September 1972
Villa record their fifth League win in eight to climb back to the summit of the second division as the partnership of Lochhead and Evans continues to show promise. Villa share top spot with Wednesday who have played a game more.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it five wins, one draw and a defeat in the League so far this season and seven games into their comeback season in Division Two, Villa sat joint first alongside Sheffield Wednesday having played a game less.
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, 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
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 16 September 1972
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🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Bob Raby | 🏴 | Leeds, 1970-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 32 🟥 34 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Raby | 🏴 | Leeds, 1970-1972
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
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.55 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.70 |
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, 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
Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Peter Downsborough | 🏴 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴 |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Frank Burrows | 🏴 |
CB Ron Potter | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
M Steve Peplow | 🏴 |
M Terry Hubbard | 🏴 |
W Don Rogers | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Treacy | 🇮🇪 |
F Peter Noble | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Joe Butler | 🏴 | (M Ray Bunkell | 🏴 |)
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, 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 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Sep 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park