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AVFC History
Season #82
| 1970-71 |
Games #3119 - #3175 |
1970-71 Club Summary
Chairman | Herbert D. Ellis
Manager | Vic Crowe
Secretary | Alan Bennett
1970-71 Season Summary
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Games | #3119 - #3175 |
Captain(s) | #492 Charlie Aitken | #536 Brian Tiler |
Top Scorer | 13 | #551 Andy Lochhead | 9 League | 4 League Cup | Goals |
Most Appearances | 55 | #492 Charlie Aitken | 44 League | 1 FA Cup | 10 League Cup | Appearances |
Final League Position | 4th Football League Division Three |
FA Cup Progress | 1st Round |
League Cup Progress | Runner Up |
Biggest Win | 5-3 vs. Reading (a) |
Highest Home Attendance | 58,667 vs. Manchester United, League Cup |
1970-71 Division Three Table
| 2 | Fulham | P46 | W24 | D12 | L10 | F68 | A41 | GR 1.66 | Pts 60 |
| 3 | Halifax Town | P46 | W22 | D12 | L12 | F74 | A55 | GR 1.35 | Pts 56 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | P46 | W19 | D15 | L12 | F54 | A46 | GR 1.17 | Pts 53 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | P46 | W17 | D17 | L12 | F66 | A38 | GR 1.74 | Pts 51 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | P46 | W19 | D13 | L14 | F69 | A50 | GR 1.38 | Pts 51 |
1970-71 Results
| 1 | 15 Aug | a | Chesterfield | W | 3-2 |
| 2 | 19 Aug | h | Notts County (LC R1) | W | 4-0 |
| 3 | 22 Aug | h | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 |
| 4 | 29 Aug | a | Swansea City | W | 2-1 |
| 5 | 31 Aug | h | Mansfield Town | L | 0-1 |
| 6 | 5 Sep | h | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-2 |
| 7 | 9 Sep | h | Burnley (LC R2) | W | 2-0 |
| 8 | 12 Sep | a | Barnsley | D | 1-1 |
| 9 | 19 Sep | h | Preston North End | W | 2-0 |
| 10 | 23 Sep | h | Gillingham | W | 2-1 |
| 11 | 26 Sep | a | Wrexham | W | 3-2 |
| 12 | 30 Sep | h | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 |
| 13 | 3 Oct | h | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 0-0 |
| 14 | 6 Oct | a | Northampton Town (LC R3) | D | 1-1 |
| 15 | 10 Oct | a | Rochdale | D | 1-1 |
| 16 | 13 Oct | h | Northampton Town (LC R3 Replay) | W | 3-0 |
| 17 | 17 Oct | h | Chesterfield | D | 0-0 |
| 18 | 19 Oct | a | Port Vale | L | 0-2 |
| 19 | 24 Oct | h | Tranmere Rovers | W | 1-0 |
| 20 | 28 Oct | h | Carlisle United (LC R4) | W | 1-0 |
| 21 | 31 Oct | a | Reading | W | 5-3 |
| 22 | 7 Nov | h | Torquay United | L | 0-1 |
| 23 | 11 Nov | h | Bury | W | 1-0 |
| 24 | 14 Nov | a | Halifax Town | L | 1-2 |
| 25 | 17 Nov | a | Bristol Rovers (LC R5) | D | 1-1 |
| 26 | 21 Nov | a | Torquay United (FAC R1) | L | 1-3 |
| 27 | 25 Nov | h | Bristol Rovers (LC R5 Replay) | W | 1-0 |
| 28 | 28 Nov | a | Fulham | W | 2-0 |
| 29 | 5 Dec | h | Bradford City | W | 1-0 |
| 30 | 16 Dec | a | Manchester United (LC SF L1) | D | 1-1 |
| 31 | 19 Dec | a | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 |
| 32 | 23 Dec | h | Manchester United (LC SF L2) | W | 2-1 |
| 33 | 26 Dec | h | Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-0 |
| 34 | 2 Jan | a | Walsall | L | 0-3 |
| 35 | 9 Jan | h | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 |
| 36 | 16 Jan | h | Port Vale | W | 1-0 |
| 37 | 23 Jan | a | Rotherham United | D | 1-1 |
| 38 | 30 Jan | h | Fulham | W | 1-0 |
| 39 | 6 Feb | a | Bradford City | L | 0-1 |
| 40 | 13 Feb | h | Rotherham United | W | 1-0 |
| 41 | 20 Feb | a | Bury | L | 1-3 |
| 42 | 27 Feb | n | Tottenham Hotspur (LC Final) | L | 0-2 |
| 43 | 5 Mar | a | Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 |
| 44 | 10 Mar | a | Gillingham | D | 0-0 |
| 45 | 13 Mar | h | Halifax Town | D | 1-1 |
| 46 | 17 Mar | h | Walsall | D | 0-0 |
| 47 | 20 Mar | a | Torquay United | D | 1-1 |
| 48 | 26 Mar | a | Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-2 |
| 49 | 3 Apr | h | Swansea City | W | 3-0 |
| 50 | 9 Apr | a | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 0-1 |
| 51 | 10 Apr | a | Shrewsbury Town | L | 1-2 |
| 52 | 12 Apr | h | Barnsley | D | 0-0 |
| 53 | 17 Apr | h | Rochdale | W | 1-0 |
| 54 | 24 Apr | a | Preston North End | D | 0-0 |
| 55 | 26 Apr | a | Mansfield Town | L | 0-2 |
| 56 | 1 May | h | Wrexham | L | 3-4 |
| 57 | 4 May | h | Reading | W | 2-1 |
1970-71 Season Review
Wins. And lots of them. This was more like it. It may have been the third tier but Villa boss Vic Crowe was putting a smile back on the face of the fans.
Villa's first 10 games brought 7 wins and passage into the third round of the League Cup, their second ten saw Villa beaten just once but 5 draws stalled momentum as Villa reached the fifth round of the League Cup for the first time since 1965-66.
Villa went on to post their biggest win since September 1965 to round out October but soon after Villa's form began to falter with 3 losses in 5 across November. The last defeat in that run saw Villa dumped out of the first round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1926-27.
Villa recovered however to secure a League Cup semi final and in a strong run through to new year 1971 saw a 6 game unbeaten run including 4 wins and a 2 legged victory over Manchester United to reach their 3rd League Cup final.
The New Year game however brought Villa's first ever league game versus Walsall and a heavy defeat - Villa's first a the hands of their near neighbours.
Villa continued adding wins but defeats came more regularly including defeat in the League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur.
That distraction seemed to derail Villa's season and the run to the end of the season saw just 3 more wins in the final 15 putting paid to any chance of automatic promotion with Villa eventually finishing 4th - their lowest ever league placing.
1970-71 Season Statistics
Games | 57 |
Won | 25 | 44% |
Drew | 18 | 32% |
Lost | 14 | 24% |
Unbeaten | 43 | 76% |
Goals Scored | 71 | 1.25 Goals per game |
Goals Conceded | 55 | 0.96 Goals per game |
Clean Sheets | 22 | 39% |
Average Home Attendance | 27,490 |
Longest winning run | 3 Games |
League winning run | 3 Games |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 Games |
Longest losing run | 2 Games |
Games without a win | 8 Games |
1970-71 Transfers
1 July 1970 - 30 June 1971
Incoming | 6 |
#552 Dave Gibson | Leicester City | Free | Sep 70 | 21 |
#553 Harry Gregory | Charlton Athletic | £7,777 | Oct 70 | 26 |
#555 Geoff Vowden | Birmingham City | £12,500 | Mar 71 | 29 |
#556 Tommy Hughes | Chelsea | £12,500 | Jun 71 | 23 |
#557 Ray Graydon | Bristol Rovers | £50,000 | Jun 71 | 23 |
#559 Brian Little | Youth Team | Free | Mar 71 | 17 |
Outgoing | 6 |
#535 Barrie Hole | Swansea City | £20,000 | Jul 70 | 27 |
#548 Emment Kapengwe | Atlanta Chiefs | Free | Jul 70 | 27 |
#549 Fred Mwila | Atlanta Chiefs | Free | Jul 70 | 24 |
#547 John Phillips | Chelsea | £30,000 | Aug 70 | 19 |
#537 Dave Simmons | Colchester United | Free | Dec 70 | 22 |
#528 Brian Godfrey | Bristol Rovers | Exchange for #557 Ray Graydon | Jun 71 | 31 |
1970-71 Squad Changes
Debut Appearances | 4 |
#552 Dave Gibson | Saturday, 26 September 1970 | Wrexham (a) | Division Three | 22 |
#553 Harry Gregory | Saturday, 17 October 1970 | Chesterfield (a) | Division Three | 27 |
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Saturday, 9 January 1971 | Bristol Rovers (h) | Division Three | 18 |
#555 Geoff Vowden | Wednesday, 10 March 1971 | Gillingham (a) | Division Three | 29 |
Final Appearances | 4 |
#537 Dave Simmons | Saturday, 12 September 1970 | Barnsley (a) | Division Three | 21 |
#502 Lew Chatterley | Saturday, 21 November 1970 | Torquay United (a), FA Cup | 25 |
#531 John Dunn | Saturday, 1 May 1971 | Wrexham (h) | Division Three | 26 |
#528 Brian Godfrey | Tuesday, 4 May 1971 | Reading (h) | Division Three | 31 |
1970-71 Squad Statistics
Squad Size | 22 | -8 |
Average Age | 24.5 | +1.0 |
Average 1st XI Age | 25.88 | +1.60 |
Youngest 1st XI | 24.77 | Bristol Rovers (a), League Cup | +2.32 |
Oldest 1st XI | 27.18 | Brighton & Hove Albion (a) | +1.43 |
Youngest Player(s) | 16 |
Jimmy Brown | 3-Oct-1953
Oldest Player(s) | 31 |
George Curtis | 5-May-1939
1970-71 Scorers
Goals Scored | 71 | League Goals | 54 | FA Cup Goals | 1 | League Cup Goals | 16 |
| 13 |
Andy Lochhead | Goals | 13 | League | 9 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 4 |
| 12 |
Chico Hamilton | Goals | 12 | League | 9 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 3 |
Pat McMahon | Goals | 12 | League | 8 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 4 |
| 6 |
Willie Anderson | Goals | 6 | League | 4 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 2 |
Bruce Rioch | Goals | 6 | League | 5 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 5 |
Geoff Vowden | Goals | 5 | League | 5 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 4 |
Harry Gregory | Goals | 4 | League | 4 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Own Goal | Goals | 4 | League | 4 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 3 |
Fred Turnbull | Goals | 3 | League | 3 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 2 |
Brian Tiler | Goals | 2 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 1 |
Lionel Martin | Goals | 1 | League | 0 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
Dave Simmons | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Dave Gibson | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Charlie Aitken | Goals | 1 | League | 0 | FA Cup | 1 | League Cup | 0 |
1970-71 Appearances
| 55 |
#492 Charlie Aitken | Appearances | 55 | League | 44 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 10 (0) | . Player Profile
#540 Chico Hamilton | Appearances | 55 | League | 43 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 10 (0) | . Player Profile
| 54 |
#531 John Dunn | Appearances | 54 | League | 43 (1) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 10 (0) | . Player Profile
| 53 |
#528 Brian Godfrey | Appearances | 53 | League | 44 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 9 (0) | . Player Profile
#523 Willie Anderson | Appearances | 53 | League | 42 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 10 (0) | . Player Profile
| 52 |
#551 Andy Lochhead | Appearances | 52 | League | 41 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 10 (0) | . Player Profile
#536 Brian Tiler | Appearances | 52 | League | 41 (1) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 9 (0) | . Player Profile
| 51 |
#527 Fred Turnbull | Appearances | 51 | League | 41 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 9 (0) | . Player Profile
| 47 |
#542 Pat McMahon | Appearances | 47 | League | 36 (1) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 9 (0) | . Player Profile
| 34 |
#516 Keith Bradley | Appearances | 34 | League | 28 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 5 (0) | . Player Profile
| 25 |
#541 Bruce Rioch | Appearances | 25 | League | 17 (6) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 24 |
#505 Mick Wright | Appearances | 24 | League | 19 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 5 (0) | . Player Profile
| 20 |
#552 Dave Gibson | Appearances | 20 | League | 13 (3) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 4 (0) | . Player Profile
| 16 |
#553 Harry Gregory | Appearances | 16 | League | 10 (6) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 14 |
#546 Jimmy Brown | Appearances | 14 | League | 9 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 4 (0) | . Player Profile
#555 Geoff Vowden | Appearances | 14 | League | 13 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 12 |
#502 Lew Chatterley | Appearances | 12 | League | 8 (1) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 11 |
#550 George Curtis | Appearances | 11 | League | 9 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 3 |
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Appearances | 3 | League | 3 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
#524 Lionel Martin | Appearances | 3 | League | 1 (2) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 2 |
#543 Neil Rioch | Appearances | 2 | League | 0 (2) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 1 |
#537 Dave Simmons | Appearances | 1 | League | 1 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
1970-71 'Keepers
#554 Geoff Crudgington | Appearances | 3 | Conceded | 2 | Ratio | 0.67 |
#531 John Dunn | Appearances | 54 | Conceded | 53 | Ratio | 0.98 |
1970-71 Managerial Record
Vic Crowe's second season as manager saw Villa finish 4th in Division Three and just miss out on promotion back to the second tier.
Crowe’s Villa had now achieved a win rate of 40%, losing 30% of their 73 League and FA Cup matches under his leadership.
As a result Crowe had returned 1.49 points per game* across his 73 games in charge of Villa. Crowe was ahead of his predecessors including Tommy Cummings (1.06 in 67), Tommy Doherty (1.20 in 55) Dick Taylor (1.23 in 146), Villa’s first professional manager Jimmy McMullan (1.24 in 99) as well as Eric Houghton (1.31 in 250) and George Martin (1.42 in 119). Vic Crowe however was behind Joe Mercer (1.51 in 282), Alex Massie (1.56 in 227) Jimmy Hogan (1.59 in 124), Billy Smith’s 1.62 across 364 games and George Ramsay’s performance of 1.69 across his 1,332 games.
*Rankings based on 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw in all competitions
1970-71 Kits
1970-71 Season Results
*Substitute Rules: Teams could name a single substitute who could be used to replace any player at any point for both injury and 'tactical' reasons*
Game #3119
Matchday | #1 |
League Match-week | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 15 August 1970
Football League | Division Three | Away | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 16,689 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | R.C. Challis, Kent |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | DLWWW |
Scorers | Pat McMahon | 2' | Bruce Rioch | 28' | 72' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon | GOAL | 2' |
M Bruce Rioch | GOAL | 28' | 72' |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Unused Substitute |
M Jimmy Brown |
Match Report
"Rioch elegance can give Villa aggro"
On this day 15 August 1970
Villa's first opening day victory in seven seasons
Villa’s first ever game in the English third tier ended in a victory away from home, Vic Crowe's third successive win.
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Game #3120
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Wednesday, 19 August 1970
League Cup | 1st Round | Home | Notts County | Villa Park | 17,843 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWW |
Scorers | Willie Anderson | 20' | Pat McMahon | 26' | Bruce Rioch | 36' | Chico Hamilton | 62' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton | GOAL | 62' |
M Pat McMahon | GOAL | 26' |
M Bruce Rioch | GOAL | 36' |
M Willie Anderson | GOAL | 20' |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Unused Substitute |
M Jimmy Brown |
Match Report
"Player is sent off as Villa hammer tough County"
On this day 15 August 1970
Villa's fourth successive win under Vic Crowe - the first time Villa had won four consecutive matches since January 1969.
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Game #3121
Matchday | #3 |
League Match-week | #2 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 22 August 1970
Football League | Division Three | Home | Plymouth Argyle | Villa Park | 29,205 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | R.M. Judson, West Kirby |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |
Scorers | Pat McMahon | 27' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon | GOAL | 27' |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Unused Substitute |
M Jimmy Brown |
Match Report
"Plymouth take a point and £1,500 from Villa"
On this day 22 August 1970
Villa, under the leadership of Vic Crowe, were now 5 games unbeaten including the end of the 1969-70 campaign
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Game #3122
Matchday | #4 |
League Match-week | #3 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 29 August 1970
Football League | Division Three | Away | Swansea City | Vetch Field | 15,535 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | C.I. Robinson, Manchester |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWWDW |
Scorers | Chico Hamilton | 69' | Pat McMahon | 73' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton | GOAL | 69' |
M Pat McMahon | GOAL | 73' |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Unused Substitute |
M Jimmy Brown |
Match Report
"Lochhead skill vital to Villa"
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Game #3123
Matchday | #5 |
League Match-week | #4 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Monday, 31 August 1970
Football League | Division Three | Home | Mansfield Town | Villa Park | 30,862 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Arthur Dimond, Essex |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWDWL |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon | SUB OFF | 35' |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead | BOOKED |
F Brian Godfrey |
Substitute |
CB Brian Tiler for M Pat McMahon | 35' |
Match Report
"Rioch injured as Mansfield rock Villa with surprise win"
On this day 31 August 1970
Villa' s 6 game unbeaten run ended as they were forced to play with ten men for more than half the game as concussed midfielder Pat McMahon left the field on 33 minutes followed by fellow midfielder Bruce Rioch soon after.
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Game #3124
Matchday | #6 |
League Match-week | #5 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 5 September 1970
Football League | Division Three | Home | Doncaster Rovers | Villa Park | 23,602 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | I.T. Smith, Accrington |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |
Scorers | Andy Lochhead | 5' | 63' | Pat McMahon | 49' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB Brian Tiler |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon | GOAL | 49' |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead | GOAL | 5' | 63' |
F Brian Godfrey |
Unused Substitute |
M Jimmy Brown |
Match Report
"We were pathetic"
On this day 5 September 1970
Lochhead scores! 16 games without a goal since joining Villa from Leicester City in February, centre forward Andy Lochhead bags a brace.
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Game #3125
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Wednesday, 9 September 1970
League Cup | 2nd Round | Home | Burnley | Villa Park | 28,340 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |
Scorers | Chico Hamilton | 65' | Lionel Martin | 78' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Chico Hamilton | GOAL | 65' |
M Pat McMahon |
M Willie Anderson | SUB OFF | 73' |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Substitute |
M Lionel Martin GOAL | 78' | for M Willie Anderson | 73' |
Match Report
"Villa victorious Burnley slip to Hamilton and Martin"
On this day 9 September 1970
Villa vanquish First Division Burnley
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Game #3126
Matchday | #8 |
League Match-week | #6 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 12 September 1970
Football League | Division Three | Away | Barnsley | Oakwell | 13,644 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | M.V. Sinclair, Surrey |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWLWD |
Scorers | Dave Simmons | 77' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Jimmy Brown |
M Lionel Martin |
M Pat McMahon |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
F Dave Simmons | GOAL | 77' | FINAL |
Unused Substitute |
M Lew Chatterley |
Match Report
"Non-stop Brown is Villa's Houdini"
On this day 12 September 1970
Forward Dave Simmons made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving to Colchester United in December 1970. Simmons played for Villa between 1968-69 and 1970-71 making 19 appearances and scoring 7 goals.
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Game #3127
Matchday | #9 |
League Match-week | #7 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 19 September 1970
Football League | Division Three | Home | Preston North End | Villa Park | 26,139 |
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WLWDW |
Scorers | Andy Lochhead | 1' | 36' |
Line Up |
GK John Dunn |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |