Game #3210
Aston Villa
8-6-4, 22 PTS
Saturday, 18 November 1972


Lost
4th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Luton Town
9-4-5, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,144
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2

Luton Town

Assist(s) | None
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 November 1972
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town), Rodney Fern
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Luton Town
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Pat McMahon
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-2, (Luton Town), John Aston
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Luton 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
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 November 1972
Villa, with six points from their last eight games fall to joint third with victorious opponents Luton, one point behind second placed QPR and now three points behind leaders Burnley after eighteen games.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time in six and fail to score for the second successive game as they make it eight wins, seven draws and three defeats in eighteen League games.
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, 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
Luton Town


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 18 November 1972
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🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 150 | 🟩 | 74 🟨 | 38 🟥 38 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse
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
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Lochhead replaces Brian Little.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.29 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.72 |
Youngest Player |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 23.15 |
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Haslam | 🏴 |

Luton Town
GK Keith Barber | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
D John Faulkner | 🏴 |
CB Alan Garner | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alan Slough | 🏴 |
M Peter Anderson | 🏴 |
W John Aston | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 |
F Rod Fern | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Vic Halom | 🏴 |
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D Ken Goodeve | 🏴 |
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
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | | 107 | 99 | 22 | 7 | 49 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, 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
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 18 Nov 1972, Villa 0-2 Luton, Villa Park

