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League

1970-71

Division Three

Third Division
4th of 24

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Aug 1970, Villa 3-2 Chesterfield, Saltergate

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 2' | Bruce Rioch | 28' | 72' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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5th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 22 Aug 1970, Villa 1-1 Plymouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 27' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st= (+4)

๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1970, Villa 2-1 Swansea, Vetch Field

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 69' | Pat McMahon | 73' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 1970, Villa 3-2 Doncaster, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 5' | 63' | Pat McMahon | 49' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-1)

๐ŸŸจ 12 Sep 1970, Villa 1-1 Barnsley, Oakwell

Scorer(s) | Dave Simmons | 77' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Sep 1970, Villa 2-0 Preston, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 1' | 36' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 4' | Pat McMahon | 5' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st= (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Sep 1970, Villa 3-2 Wrexham, Racecourse

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 21' | Dave Gibson | 44' | Chico Hamilton | 73' (pen) |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (-1)

๐ŸŸจ 30 Sep 1970, Villa 1-1 Bristol Rovers, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 7' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (-)

๐ŸŸจ 3 Oct 1970, Villa 0-0 Brighton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 10 Oct 1970, Villa 1-1 Rochdale, Spotland

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 9' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 1970, Villa 0-0 Chesterfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 19 Oct 1970, Villa 0-2 Vale, Vale Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 24 Oct 1970, Villa 1-0 Tranmere, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 53' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 31 Oct 1970, Villa 5-3 Reading, Elm Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 17' | Brian Tiler | 31' | Pat McMahon | 38' | Willie Anderson | 47' (pen) | Own Goal | 84' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 7 Nov 1970, Villa 0-1 Torquay, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 11 Nov 1970, Villa 1-0 Bury, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 14' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 14 Nov 1970, Villa 1-2 Halifax, The Shay

Scorer(s) | Fred Turnbull | 78' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1970, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 73' | Pat McMahon | 81' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1970, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 37' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (-)

๐ŸŸจ 19 Dec 1970, Villa 1-1 Plymouth, Home Park

Scorer(s) | Andy Lochhead | 45' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 58' | Bruce Rioch | 64' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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2nd= (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

Scorer(s) | Bruce Rioch | 30' | Own Goal | 83' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st= (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 1971, Villa 1-0 Vale, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Bruce Rioch | 31' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st (-)

๐ŸŸจ 23 Jan 1971, Villa 1-1 Rotherham, Millmoor

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 68' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1971, Villa 1-0 Fulham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 56' (pen) |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 6 Feb 1971, Villa 0-1 Bradford, Valley Parade

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 13 Feb 1971, Villa 1-0 Rotherham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 88' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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1st= (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 20 Feb 1971, Villa 1-3 Bury, Gigg Lane

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 65' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th (-3)

๐ŸŸจ 5 Mar 1971, Villa 1-1 Tranmere, Prenton Park

Scorer(s) | Chico Hamilton | 46' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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๐ŸŸจ 10 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Gillingham, Priestfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 13 Mar 1971, Villa 1-1 Halifax, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Fred Turnbull | 28' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd (-)

๐ŸŸจ 20 Mar 1971, Villa 1-1 Torquay, Plainmoor

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 26' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Mar 1971, Villa 1-2 Doncaster, Belle Vue

Scorer(s) | Harry Gregory | 10' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 5' | 78' | Harry Gregory | 18' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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3rd= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th= (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 10 Apr 1971, Villa 1-2 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow

Scorer(s) | Fred Turnbull | 73' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 12 Apr 1971, Villa 0-0 Barnsley, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 17 Apr 1971, Villa 1-0 Rochdale, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 7' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th= (-)

๐ŸŸจ 24 Apr 1971, Villa 0-0 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 1971, Villa 0-2 Mansfield, Field Mill

Scorer(s) | None

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th= (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 1 May 1971, Villa 3-4 Wrexham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Geoff Vowden | 18' | Brian Godfrey | 43' | 51' |

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1970-71
Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
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4th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 4 May 1971, Villa 2-1 Reading, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 1' | Own Goal | 65' |

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