Game #3206
Aston Villa
8-3-3, 19 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1972
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Portsmouth
4-3-7, 11 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,524
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alun Evans | 31' |
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1972
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Alun Evans
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, Brian Little
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 0-1 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
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 October 1972
Vic Crowe's 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the first time in 🕒 four League games in a dreadful game at Fratton Park but as captain Bruce Rioch 🏴 says it's taking the two points that matter.
The welcome points keep Villa third, one point off second placed QPR and two points off leaders Burnley, all having played 14 games.
Villa make it 🟩 eight wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 three defeats in 🕒 fourteen League games.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 first appearance for 6 months and his 3rd in total in a Villa shirt as a last minute 🔁 substitute for winger Ray Graydon 🏴.
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
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
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 21 October 1972
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🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 146 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 35 🟥 37 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Neil Rioch replaces Chris Nicholl for his first start of the season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.64 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.79 |
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Graham Horn | 🏴 |
RB Fred Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Collins | 🏴 |
RB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Stephenson | 🏴 |
M Eoin Hand | 🇮🇪 |
M Norman Piper | 🏴 |
M Richie Reynolds | 🏴 |
M Albert McCann | 🏴 |
M Brian Lewis | 🏴 |
F Peter Price | 🏴 |
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Little | 🏴 | for W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 89' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
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
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Brian Little | 🏴 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
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
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Oct 1972, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Fratton