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Villa Matches Refereed by

John Wrennall

🟥 2 October 1976, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.

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John Wrennall

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #3395

Division One

11th= (-6)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

🟨 🟨

Stoke

🟨 🟨

Referee Record

Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
🆘 Ruled out a goal for an impossible offside, denied a penalty
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 23 December 1972, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
Cards: None

This game signified the first day of English football's adoption of the continental style card system. Cautions and sending offs pre-existed this point but for the first time coloured cards were shown on field.

Starting XI

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟨 | 29' Booking, Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), Terry Conroy
🕒 | HT Stoke City 1-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 51' Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Stoke City 1-0 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Chris Nicholl

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟨 23 December 1972, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

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John Wrennall

Scorer(s) | Ray Graydon | 36' | 39' |

Assist(s) | Andy Lochhead | 36' | Bruce Rioch | 39' |

Game #3214

Division Two

3rd= (+1)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

Villa Cards

🟨

Sheffield Wednesday

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, John Robson
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Tommy Craig
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Graydon, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🟨 | Booking, Alun Evans
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Brian Joicey
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 2 October 1971, Villa 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.

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John Wrennall

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 75' |

Assist(s) | Bruce Rioch | 75' |

Game #3147

Division Three

1st= (-)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Bristol Rovers

None

Referee Record

Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 23 August 1971, Villa 1-1 Wrexham, Racecourse Ground.
Cards: None

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

💥 | 48’ Missed penalty (Bristol Rovers), Sandy Allan
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson, Assist by Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟨 23 August 1971, Villa 1-1 Wrexham, Racecourse Ground.

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John Wrennall

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 93' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3137

League Cup

1st Round

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
AET Result: 🟨 Drew
AET Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

🟨

Wrexham

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 18 August 1971, Villa 2-2 Wrexham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Tommy Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Wrexham 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 71’ Booking, Bruce Rioch, Late tackle
🕒 | FT Wrexham 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 93’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Anderson
🥅 | 117’ Goal, 1-1, (Wrexham), Gareth Davies
🕒 | AET Wrexham 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟨 18 August 1971, Villa 2-2 Wrexham, Villa Park.

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John Wrennall

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 61' | Willie Anderson | 79' (pen) |

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 61' |

Game #3135

League Cup

1st Round

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

Villa Cards

🟨

Wrexham

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: John Wrennall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Chorley, 1971-1979
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

🟨 | 44’ Booking, Brian Tiler, Trip
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wrexham
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Willie Anderson
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 1-1, (Wrexham), Arfon Griffiths
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Lionel Martin
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 2-1, Willie Anderson, pen
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 2-2, (Wrexham), Eddie May
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Wrexham

Substitutes

🔁 | M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 76' |

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