The 1972 FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester City and Aston Villa with City winning 1–0,[2] following a penalty from striker Francis Lee. Normally, the Charity Shield would have been contested by the First Division champions and FA Cup holders, who were Derby County and Leeds United respectively, but both declined the chance to play in the Charity Shield. Instead, Manchester City, who had finished in fourth place in the First Division; and Aston Villa, who finished as Third Division champions accepted the invitation to play. The match was played at Villa Park.
1972, aston, villa, season, main, article, history, aston, villa, 1961, present, 1972, english, football, season, aston, villa, 73rd, season, football, league, this, season, playing, football, league, second, division, under, manager, crowe, aston, villa, prom. Main article History of Aston Villa F C 1961 present The 1972 73 English football season was Aston Villa s 73rd season in the Football League this season playing in the Football League Second Division Under manager Vic Crowe 1 Aston Villa won promotion in the previous season as champions with a record 70 points and thus ended their two year spell in the Third Division By the end of the decade they would be firmly re established as a First Division club Aston Villa1972 73 seasonChairmanDoug EllisManagerVic CroweStadiumVilla ParkSecond Division3rdFA CupThird roundLeague CupThird round 1971 721973 74 The 1972 FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester City and Aston Villa with City winning 1 0 2 following a penalty from striker Francis Lee Normally the Charity Shield would have been contested by the First Division champions and FA Cup holders who were Derby County and Leeds United respectively but both declined the chance to play in the Charity Shield Instead Manchester City who had finished in fourth place in the First Division and Aston Villa who finished as Third Division champions accepted the invitation to play The match was played at Villa Park There were debut appearances for John Gidman 197 John Robson 144 Alun Evans 60 Keith Leonard 38 and Bobby McDonald 39 3 Contents 1 Second Division 2 FA Charity Shield 3 See also 4 ReferencesSecond Division editPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation1 Burnley C P 42 24 14 4 72 35 2 057 62 Promotion to the First Division2 Queens Park Rangers P 42 24 13 5 81 37 2 189 613 Aston Villa 42 18 14 10 51 47 1 085 504 Middlesbrough 42 17 13 12 46 43 1 070 475 Bristol City 42 17 12 13 63 51 1 235 46 Qualification for the Watney CupSource citation needed Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal average 3 Goals scored C Champions P PromotedFA Charity Shield edit5 August 1972Manchester City1 0Aston VillaLee nbsp ReportVilla Park Birmingham nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Manchester City nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Aston VillaSee also editList of Aston Villa F C records and statisticsReferences edit Saunders chosen as Aston Villa s new manager 5 June 1974 The Times Issue 59107 England List of FA Charity Community Shield Matches RSSSF Retrieved 15 February 2012 Aston Villa s Seasons AVFC History nbsp nbsp This article about an English association football club season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 73 Aston Villa F C season amp oldid 1187782413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
