Game #3031
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 9 August 1969
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 69' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.24 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.29 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.79 |
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.
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.
Lost
0-1
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 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
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 9 August 1969
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: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | #536 | £40,000 signing from Southend
🟢 M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | #537 | £100,000 signing from Luton
🟢 M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | #538 | Free transfer from Celtic
Final Appearances:
None
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Norwich City
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,663
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 | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | (ft)
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
RH Mal Lucas | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“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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