Game #3020
Aston Villa
10-9-13, 29 PTS
Saturday, 1 March 1969
Won
15th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 27,480
Sheffield United
Villa Park
12-6-11, 30 PTS
Aston Villa
3-1
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 58' | Dave Rudge | 69' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat mid table Sheffield United to climb to a season high of joint 14th in the table, ten points clear of the relegation places, after a seventh win in nine second division games under Tommy Docherty. Villa score three for the first time this season after new signing Dave Simmons hits his third in two games.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 March 1969
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Barrie Hole
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 2-0, Dave Simmons, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 2-1, (Sheffield United), John Tudor
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 3-1, Dave Simmons, Assist by Dave Rudge
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's Villa now have one League defeat in nine matches and seven wins under his stewardship to make it ten wins, nine draws and thirteen defeats in thirty two division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 1 March 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1960-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 13 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 2 🟥 2 | 2.23
Villa Career Form:
Champions
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry New | 🏴 | Bristol, 1960-1975
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield United
None
TEAM NEWS
Brian Godfrey replaces Lionel Martin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.55 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.82 |
Youngest Player |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴 | 20.36 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Arthur Rowley | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
LB Ted Hemsley | 🏴 |
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
FB Mick Heaton | 🏴 |
CB Eddie Colquhoun | 🏴 |
WH David Powell | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
M Wagstaff | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴 |
F John Tudor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Frank Barlow | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“He [Dave Simmons] is not yet match fit, but three goals from two games must be good.
“I know he looked out of touch in the first half but this must be expected.
“He must have time to settle down to second division football, but he certainly is not slow.
“He took both those chances very sharply.”
Tommy Docherty.
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