Game #3031
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 9 August 1969
Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 32,663
Norwich City
Villa Park
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Aston Villa
0-1
Norwich City
Assists(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose on the opening day of the season as Tommy Docherty makes his big promise: “First Division, 1971." Villa fans think otherwise as Docherty disappoints once again and is met with slow handclaps.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 August 1969
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Chico Hamilton, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Dick Edwards, Sub on, Pat McMahon 🟢
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Ken Foggo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Norwich City
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's Villa open the season with a home defeat to Norwich as midfielder Bruce Rioch, 21, Chico Hamilton, 19, and Pat McMahon, 23, made their debuts after respectively joining from Luton Town for £100,000 in July 1969, £40,000 from Southend United in June 1969 and from Celtic in June 1969.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Norwich City
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 9 August 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Vernon Batty
CARDS
Villa
None
Norwich City
None
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.24 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.29 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.79 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
D Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
D Ken Mallender | 🏴 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴 |
FB Geoff Butler | 🏴 |
M Tommy Bryceland | 🏴 |
W Terry Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ken Foggo | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Crickmore | 🏴 |
F Bryan Conlon | 🏴 |
F Albert Bennett | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 69' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RH Mal Lucas | 🏴 |
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
🟢 M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
🟢 M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
🟢 M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“First Division, 1971.
“That’s my promise.
“I don’t offer just a hanging on existence in the first division.
“I foresee cups, championships, Europe.
“The good times all over again.”
Pre match, Tommy Docherty.
"They played the right sort of away game, including time-wasting for which I don't blame them.
“My boys know that today's performance wasn't good enough without any rockets from me.
“Rioch has a great future. He confirmed everything I thought of him when I made the signing."
Post match, Tommy Docherty.
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