Game #3207
Aston Villa
8-4-3, 20 PTS
Saturday, 28 October 1972
Drew
2nd= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Middlesbrough
6-5-4, 17 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,345
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | Chris Nicholl | 11' |
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 October 1972
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Chris Nicholl
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), David Armstrong
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
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
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 October 1972
Villa move into joint second place with QPR, two points behind leaders Burnley, despite being held at home by Boro as they cannot break down another ultra defensive visitor to Villa Park.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it eight wins, four draws and three defeats in fifteen League games and sit third in Division Two (Played 15, Points 20), two points off leaders Burnley (Played 15, Points 22).
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, 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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #147 |
Saturday, 28 October 1972
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🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 147 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 36 🟥 37 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 11 March 1972, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
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
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chris Nicholl and Brian Little replace Neil Rioch and Ray Graydon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 18.81 |
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
LB Gordon Jones | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴 |
CB Willie Maddren | 🏴 |
CB Bill Gates | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nobby Stiles | 🏴 |
F David Mills | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Eric McMordie | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, 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
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 Oct 1972, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park