Game #3202
Aston Villa
7-2-2, 16 PTS
Saturday, 7 October 1972
Lost
3rd (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Fulham
4-4-3, 12 PTS
Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,576
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Fulham
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 October 1972
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Fulham), Alan Mullery
🕒 | HT Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 0-2, (Fulham), Mitchell
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Andy Lochhead, Sub on, Keith Leonard 🟢
🕒 | FT Fulham 2-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 October 1972
Villa drop to third in the table but retain their games in hand on the teams around them as they suffer their second League defeat of the season. Villa are once again accused of complacency and a lack of effort, this time at Craven Cottage, as the referee allows a retaken free kick to put Villa behind in the second minute as a late bombardment is not enough to prevent a second defeat in twelve games.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time in ten games and fail to score for the first time this season in League and Cup football to make it seven wins, two draws and two defeats in the League so far this season.
Meanwhile, Keith Leonard made his Villa debut aged 21 after moving from Highgate United in March 1972.
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 | #561 | Youth team promotion
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
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Saturday, 7 October 1972
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🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 73 🟨 | 34 🟥 35 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dave Wallace | 🏴 | Swindon, 1964-1976
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 18 March 1972, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.33 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.60 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.75 |
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Alec Stock | 🏴 |
Fulham
GK Peter Mellor | 🏴 |
RB John Cutbush | 🏴 |
CB Paul Went | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
LB Fred Callaghan | 🏴 |
LB Les Strong | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Barry Lloyd | 🏴 |
W Les Barrett | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
CF John Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 64' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Stan Horne | 🏴 |
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
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Keith Leonard | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
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
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 Oct 1972, Villa 0-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage