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Villa vs.

Torquay United

🟩 29 April 1972, Villa 5-1 Torquay, Villa Park.

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Game #3186

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #45 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 29 April 1972

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 11' | 61' | Andy Lochhead | 18' | Own Goal | 24' | Brian Little | 31' |

Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 11' | Brian Little | 18' | 61' | Ray Graydon | 31' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 73' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D David Stocks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Harrison | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Dick Edwards (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Alan Welsh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Ken Sandercock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Twitchin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Brian Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Bruce Stuckey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dave Tearse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Ian Twitchin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (W Alan Skirton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Andy Lochhead
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 3-0, Own Goal, Jackson
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 4-0, Brian Little, Assist by Ray Graydon
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 4-1, (Torquay United), Dick Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Torquay United
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 5-1, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Brian Little
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Pat McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Torquay United

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa gain swift revenge over a Torquay side who had so unexpectedly beaten them four games earlier to make it thirty one wins, six draws and eight defeats in 45 division three games. Villa's latest win clinched the third division title (played 45, points 68), winning a record number of games (31) Villa and having already set a points record. Second placed Brighton (played 45, points 64) secured promotion ahead of third placed Bournemouth (played 45, points 61).

🟥 12 April 1972, Villa 1-2 Torquay, Plainmoor.

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Game #3182

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Season | 1971-72 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Wednesday, 12 April 1972

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 85' |

Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 85' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 66' |

Unused Substitutes

None

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Starting XI

GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Clint Boulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D David Stocks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Dick Edwards (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RH Mel Lucas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Ken Sandercock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Welsh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Bruce Stuckey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Dave Tearse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Robin Stubbs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Ian Twitchin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-0, (Torquay United), Cliff Jackson
🕒 | HT Torquay United 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 2-0, (Torquay United), David Tearse
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 1-2, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Torquay United 2-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa suffer a shock defeat to bottom of the table Torquay at Plainmoor to make it twenty eight wins, five draws and eight defeats in 41 division three games so far this campaign. As a result, Villa's lead at the top of the table (played 41, points 61) was reduced to six points over Brighton (played 40, points 55) but remained at seven over Bournemouth (played 40, points 54) with both clubs having a game in hand.

🟨 20 March 1971, Villa 1-1 Torquay, Plainmoor.

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Game #3123

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Guildford, 1966-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨

Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 20 March 1971

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 26' |

Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 26' |

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Andy Donnelly | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB David Harrison | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Bill Kitchener | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
RH Mel Lucas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CH John Sleeuwenhoek (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Twitchin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Micky Cave | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chris Barnard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

W Bruce Stuckey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-1, (Torquay United), Bill Kitchener
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-1, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Torquay United 1-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 88’ Missed penalty, (Torquay United), John Rudge
🕒 | FT Torquay United 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Vic Crowe's Villa draw for the fifth successive game to make it sixteen wins, thirteen draws and seven defeats in thirty six division three games so far this season. Despite no win in six Villa climb to third in the table however they now trailed the leaders Preston North End, by five points.

🟥 21 November 1970, Villa 1-3 Torquay, Plainmoor.

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Game #3102

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: David Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 21 November 1970

Scorer(s) | Charlie Aitken | 25' |

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 25' |

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 Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 | 🔴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

F Dave Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Bob Glozier | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Bill Kitchener | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
D Dick Edwards (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
RH Mel Lucas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CH Allan Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Welsh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Micky Cave | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Chris Barnard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Aitken, Assist by Willie Anderson
🟨 | 29’ Booking, Lew Chatterley
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 1-1, (Torquay United), Bill Kitchener
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-2, (Torquay United), Keith Bradley o.g.
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 1-3, (Torquay United), Dick Edwards
🕒 | HT Torquay United 3-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Torquay United 3-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • Vic Crowe's Torquay trouble hits again as Villa are dumped out of the FA Cup at Plainmoor, exiting at the first round stage of the FA Cup for the first time since 1933. 

  • Meanwhile, Lew Chatterley made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Northampton Town in September 1971. Lew played for Villa between 1962-63 and 1970-71 making 164 appearances and scoring 27 goals.

🟥 7 November 1970, Villa 0-1 Torquay, Villa Park.

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Game #3098

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ray Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lowestoft, 1965-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 7 November 1970

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

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

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Harry Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Mike Mahoney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Bob Glozier | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Dick Edwards (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
D Bill Kitchener | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RH Mel Lucas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CH Allan Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Micky Cave | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Chris Barnard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Welsh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F John Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

🔁 | D Dick Edwards (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (M Ian Twitchin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Torquay United
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 0-1, (Torquay United), Micky Cave
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Torquay United

On This Day

  • Villa face Torquay United for the first time in competitive football, Torquay become the 102nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the second time in four League games to make it eight wins, six draws and three defeats in seventeen division three games so far this season.

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