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Villa vs.

Halifax Town

🟩 1 January 1972, Villa 1-0 Halifax, Villa Park.

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Game #3163

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 1 January 1972

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 46' |

Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 46' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 46' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Alex Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Andy Burgin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Pickering | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tony Rhodes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jeff Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bob Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lammie Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Kemp | 🇮🇹 |
M Dave Verity | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
F Terry Shanahan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Bill Atkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Halifax Town
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Halifax Town

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa open 1972 with a fifth successive victory for the first time since the 1968-69 season and make it fifteen wins, two draws and five defeats in division three so far this campaign.

🟩 18 September 1971, Villa 1-0 Halifax, The Shay.

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Game #3143

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Colin Fallon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackpool, 1970-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 18 September 1971

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 83' |

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 83' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Malcolm Beard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | for CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 80' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Alex Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Andy Burgin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Pickering | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tony Rhodes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jeff Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bob Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lammie Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dave Lennard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Verity | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
F Bill Atkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Keith Brierley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Halifax 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Fred Turnbull, Sub on, Malcolm Beard 🟢
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Halifax 0-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa make it four wins, one draw and a defeat in division three so far this campaign and consolidate fifth place whilst retaining their game in hand over Plymouth Argyle, Swansea, Notts County and new leaders AFC Bournemouth. Meanwhile, midfielder Malcolm Beard made his Villa debut aged 29 after moving from Birmingham City in July 1971.

🟨 13 March 1971, Villa 1-1 Halifax, Villa Park.

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Game #3121

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Oliver | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leigh on Sea, 1968-1974 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨

Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 13 March 1971

Scorer(s) | Fred Turnbull | 28' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 28' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔁 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 50' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Alex Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jeff Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Mick Buxton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Pickering | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tony Rhodes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bob Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Lennard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Barry Holmes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 | ⚽ |
F Bill Atkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ian Lawther | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Lammie Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Fred Turnbull, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Halifax Town
🔁 | 50’ Sub off, Brian Godfrey, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-1, (Halifax Town), Dave Chadwick
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Halifax Town

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa draw for the third successive game to make it sixteen wins, eleven draws and seven defeats in thirty four division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa fell back to fourth in in the table, four points off leaders Preston North End.

🟥 14 November 1970, Villa 1-2 Halifax, The Shay.

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Game #3100

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 14 November 1970

Scorer(s) | Fred Turnbull | 78' |

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 78' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Alex Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Andy Burgin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Pickering | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jeff Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lammie Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Bob Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Lennard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
W Phil McCarthy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bill Atkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Keith Brierley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CB Tony Rhodes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Halifax Town), Billy Atkins
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-2, (Halifax Town), Billy Atkins
🕒 | HT Halifax Town 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-2, Fred Turnbull, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Halifax Town 2-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Mick Wright, Late tackle

On This Day

  • Villa face Halifax Town for the first time in competitive football, Halifax become the 103rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the second time in three League games and third time in five to make it nine wins, six draws and four defeats in nineteen division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa fall back to fourth place in Division Three, two points behind leaders Fulham.

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