Manchester City 2-1 WBA - September 30, 1972 / Division 1 1972/1973
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MC
0' - Goal
Tommy Booth
0' - Goal
Francis Lee0 0' - Goal
Tony Brown
MC
46' - Substitution
Alan Oakesis substituted by Colin Barrett46
WBA
WBA
Team line-ups
Manchester City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ronald Healey | 20 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Willie Donachie | 20 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Book | 38 | 247 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Booth | 22 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Alan Oakes | 46 | 30 | 353 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tony Towers | 20 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Colin Bell | 26 | 260 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ian Mellor | 22 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Rodney Marsh | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mike Summerbee | 29 | 254 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Francis Lee | 28 | 229 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
159
WBA
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Latchford | 20 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Suggett | 23 | 119 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Brown | 21 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Robertson | 20 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon Nisbet | 21 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Wilson | 25 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Asa Hartford | 21 | 157 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Len Cantello | 21 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Wile | 25 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Brown | 26 | 316 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bobby Gould | 26 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
22.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
97
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Colin Barrett | 46 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ray Wilson
IN
Alan Merrick
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
45
48
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Allison vs WBA
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Allison vs Howe
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
56
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
29 %
Howe vs Manchester City
0 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Howe vs Allison
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
Manchester City keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw at home in Premier League running (since 29/01/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/09/1956-12/10/1957 time period (26 matches).
Manchester City keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 02/09/1972). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 23/10/1971-15/01/1972 time period (13 matches).
Manchester City keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs WBA running (since 07/03/1970). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 30/03/1957 (4 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LManchester City 0-1 Everton16/08/1972 | VManchester City 3-0 Norwich City19/08/1972 | VManchester City 1-0 Leicester02/09/1972 | VManchester City 4-0 Rochdale06/09/1972 | DManchester City 2-2 Valencia CF13/09/1972 | VManchester City 2-1 Tottenham16/09/1972 |
| Overall | VManchester City 4-0 Rochdale06/09/1972 | LBirmingham City 4-1 Manchester City09/09/1972 | DManchester City 2-2 Valencia CF13/09/1972 | VManchester City 2-1 Tottenham16/09/1972 | LStoke City 5-1 Manchester City23/09/1972 | LValencia CF 2-1 Manchester City27/09/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LNewcastle United 4-2 West Bromwich Albion03/05/1972 | DStoke City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion05/05/1972 | LLeeds United 2-0 West Bromwich Albion19/08/1972 | DNewcastle United 1-1 West Bromwich Albion23/08/1972 | LEverton 1-0 West Bromwich Albion02/09/1972 | VCrystal Palace 0-2 West Bromwich Albion16/09/1972 |
| Overall | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City30/08/1972 | LEverton 1-0 West Bromwich Albion02/09/1972 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Queens Park Rangers06/09/1972 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Derby County09/09/1972 | VCrystal Palace 0-2 West Bromwich Albion16/09/1972 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Coventry23/09/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
10 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
0.9 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.8 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.75 |
|
1.7 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Francis Lee | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Bobby Gould | |
| Rodney Marsh | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Bobby Gould | |
| Francis Lee | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Colin Suggett | |
Historical head to head
Home
120 gf
71 ga
Away
49 gf
105 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
1 ga
Total
171 gf
177 ga
Historical head to head
Home
105 gf
49 ga
Away
71 gf
120 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
2 ga
Total
177 gf
171 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
April 16, 1938 |
| Home | 7 - 1 |
April 16, 1938 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 2 |
September 21, 1957 |
| Away | 7 - 2 |
January 01, 1934 |
Latest head to head
March 01, 1972 - Division 1 1971/1972
October 02, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
March 27, 1971 - Division 1 1970/1971
September 05, 1970 - Division 1 1970/1971
March 07, 1970 - League Cup 1969/1970
Best historical scorers against WBA
 |
Colin Bell | 7 goals | 1968 - 1972 |
|
Neil Young | 5 goals | 1962 - 1969 |
|
Francis Lee | 5 goals | 1967 - 1971 |
 |
Colin Barlow | 3 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
|
Peter Dobing | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Mike Summerbee | 2 goals | 1967 - 1970 |
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
 |
Derek Kevan | 5 goals | 1960 - 1962 |
|
Tony Brown | 4 goals | 1967 - 1972 |
 |
Ronald Allen | 3 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
 |
Jeff Astle | 3 goals | 1967 - 1970 |
 |
Dick Krzywicki | 3 goals | 1967 - 1969 |
|
Ken Foggo | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs WBA
|
Alan Oakes | 18 matches | 1960 - 1972 |
|
Neil Young | 14 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
|
Francis Lee | 11 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
|
Colin Bell | 10 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
|
Mike Summerbee | 9 matches | 1967 - 1972 |
|
Tony Book | 9 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
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Bobby Hope | 14 matches | 1961 - 1971 |
|
Graham Williams | 13 matches | 1960 - 1969 |
|
Tony Brown | 12 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
|
John Kaye | 11 matches | 1966 - 1971 |
|
Jeff Astle | 10 matches | 1966 - 1972 |
|
Clive Clark | 9 matches | 1961 - 1969 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 30, 1972
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