Game #3213
Aston Villa
10-6-5, 26 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1972
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Leyton Orient
5-8-9, 18 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,572
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Leyton Orient
Assist(s) | Ray Graydon | 2' |
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 December 1972
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Alun Evans, Assist by Ray Graydon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Orient
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Orient
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 December 1972
Villa eke out another win, this time against Orient, but it is far from convincing as Vic Crowe, starved of funds under "Ellis Villa", finds himself hamstrung as the team misfires.
Vic Crowe's Villa score an early goal for the second successive match to make it two wins in a row as they make it ten wins, seven draws and four defeats in twenty one League games.
Meanwhile, Midfielder Malcolm Beard made his first start in 14 months in what would prove to be his final Villa appearance before moving on to Atherstone United. Malcolm played for Villa between 1971-72 and 1972-73 making 7 appearances.
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 | 1971-72 | 🕒 7 | 6 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 3 | #553 |
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leyton Orient
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Leyton Orient
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 16 December 1972
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🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1963-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 38 🟥 39 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1963-1973
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 August 1969, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Malcolm Beard replaces Geoff Vowden.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.40 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.79 |
Youngest Player |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | 23.23 |
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, 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 Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Malcolm Beard | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Petchey | 🏴 |
Leyton Orient
GK Ray Goddard | 🏴 |
FB Bobby Arber | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
LB Peter Wall | 🏴 |
M Peter Allen | 🏴 |
M Tom Walley | 🏴 |
M Terry Brisley | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W Derrick Downing | 🏴 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
F Gerry Queen | 🏴 |
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Lewis | 🏴 |
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 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, 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 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, 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
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 December 1972, Villa 1-0 Orient, Villa Park.