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 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Swindon Town
Assist(s) | Geoff Vowden | 65' | Bruce Rioch | 69' |
🟩 16 September 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
🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 September 1972
🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Swindon Town
🟩 16 September 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 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Bob Raby | 🏴 | Leeds, 1970-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 32 🟥 34 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Raby | 🏴 | Leeds, 1970-1974
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 24 October 1970, Villa 1-0 Tranmere, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 16 September 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 September 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 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Joe Butler | 🏴 | (M Ray Bunkell | 🏴 |)
🟩 16 September 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 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, 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 September 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 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 September 1972, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.