Game #3216
Aston Villa
10-9-5, 29 PTS
Saturday, 30 December 1972


Drew
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Huddersfield Town
5-10-8, 20 PTS
Leeds Road
Attendance: 9,719
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Huddersfield Town
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 58' |
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 December 1972
🟨 | 42’ Booking, John Robson, Tackle
🥅 | 45’+ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Alan Gowling
🕒 | HT Huddersfield Town 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-1, Alun Evans, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Huddersfield Town 1-1 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
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 December 1972
Blackpool join Villa in third place as the gap to the top remains six points after Villa draw for the third successive time in five unbeaten games.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it five games unbeaten but can only draw for the third successive match to make it ten wins, ten draws and four defeats in twenty four League games.
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

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
Huddersfield Town


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1972-73 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Saturday, 30 December 1972
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🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 156 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 41 🟥 39 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Morrissey | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1968-1979
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 5 September 1972, Villa 1-0 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 🟨
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.69 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 31.83 |
Youngest Player |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 22.48 |
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |

Huddersfield Town
GK Terry Poole | 🏴 |
RB Dennis Clarke | 🏴 |
D John Saunders | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Hutt | 🏴 |
M Graham Pugh | 🏴 |
M Terry Dolan | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Lawson | 🏴 |
M Mike Barry | 🏴 |
M Steve Smith | 🏴 |
W Bobby Hoy | 🏴 |
F Alan Gowling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Dave Smith | 🏴 |
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
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 27 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
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
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 30 Dec 1972, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

