Game #3158
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 November 1971
Lost
1st Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
FA Cup
Southend United
Roots Hall
Attendance: 16,929
Southend United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 🔴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arthur Rowley | 🏴 |
Southend United
GK Trevor Roberts | 🏴 |
FB Alex Smith | 🏴 |
CB Brian Albeson | 🏴 |
CB Joe Jacques | 🏴 |
FB Ray Ternent | 🏴 |
M Dave Elliott | 🏴 |
W Bernie Lewis | 🏴 |
W Terry Johnson | 🏴 |
F Billy Best | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bill Garner | 🏴 |
F Gary Moore | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | for F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 20 November 1971, Villa 0-1 Southend, Roots Hall.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 November 1971
Villa face Southend United for the first time in competitive football, Southend become the 106th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose in the FA Cup first round to fourth division side Southend.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Tommy Hughes made his final appearance aged 24, after a short, at times error strewn time with Villa. Hughes moved to Hereford United in August 1973 having made 23 appearances.
Defender Keith Bradley also made his final Villa appearance aged 25 before moving to Peterborough in November 1972. Bradley played for Villa between 1964-65 and 1971-72 making 146 appearances and scoring twice.
Also making their final appearance was forward Dave Gibson aged 23 before moving to Exeter in January 1972. Gibson played for Villa between 1970-71 and 1971-72 making 21 appearances and scoring once.
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