Game #3033
Aston Villa
0-0-2, 0 PTS
Saturday, 16 August 1969
20th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB 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 | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Evan Williams and Neil Rioch replace John Dunn and Barry Hole.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.78 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.31 |
Youngest Player |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 18.36 |
After two games of the season Villa sit bottom of the second division alongside Birmingham and Portsmouth.
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.
Lost
0-2
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
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
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 16 August 1969
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1969-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1969-1978
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | #539 | £10,000 signing from Luton
🟢 GK Evan Williams | 🏴 | #540 | Loan signing from Wolvers
Final Appearances:
None
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 7 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Huddersfield Town
2-0-0, 4 PTS
Leeds Road
Attendance: 13,364
GK Terry Poole | 🏴 |
RB Dennis Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Roy Ellam | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
FB Geoff Hutt | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 |
M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
W Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
W Bobby Hoy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh (ex) | 🏴 |
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Jimmy Lawson | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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