Game #3031
Saturday, 9 August 1969
Attendance: 32,663
Lost
Division Two
Norwich City
LDWLL
Villa Park
Villa lose on the opening day of the season as Tommy Docherty makes his big promise: “First Division, 1971."
Aston Villa
0-1
Norwich City
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
1’ Debut, Chico Hamilton, Bruce Rioch
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
69’ Sub off, Dick Edwards, Sub on, Pat McMahon DEBUT
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
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
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
D Dick Edwards |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Barry Hole |
M Mike Ferguson |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Dave Rudge |
Norwich City
Keelan (ex), Stringer, Butler, Mallender, Forbes, Anderson, Foggo (g), Bryceland, Coalon, Bennett, Crickmore.
Manager: Ron Saunders.
SUBSTITUTES
M Pat McMahon for D Dick Edwards | 69' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
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.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 11 August 1969