Game #3033
Saturday, 16 August 1969
Attendance: 13,364
Lost
Division Two
20th=
Huddersfield Town
WLLWL
Leeds Road
After two games of the season Villa sit bottom of the second division alongside Birmingham and Portsmouth.
Huddersfield Town
2-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
1’ Debut, Evan Williams, Neil Rioch
4’ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Bobby Hoy
31’ Goal, 0-2, (Huddersfield Town), Frank Worthington
HT Huddersfield Town 2-0 Aston Villa
FT Huddersfield Town 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's Villa make it two losses in two games, meanwhile Neil Rioch made his Villa debut aged 19 after moving from Luton Town in July 1969 and goalkeeper Evan Williams made his debut for Villa aged 26 having joined on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 16 August 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Tommy Docherty |
Referee | Derek Nippard, Christchurch |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | WLLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Evan Williams and Neil Rioch replace John Dunn and Barry Hole.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.78 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 27.31 |
Youngest Player |
CB Neil Rioch | 18.36 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty
Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams |
RB Mick Wright |
D Dick Edwards |
CB Neil Rioch
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Ferguson |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Pat McMahon |
Huddersfield Town
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley |
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 18 August 1969