Game #3035
Aston Villa
0-1-3, 1 PTS
Saturday, 23 August 1969
Lost
20th= (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 29,797
Swindon Town
Villa Park
2-2-1, 6 PTS
Villa with one goal and one point from their first four second division games under Tommy Docherty fall back to joint bottom of the table alongside Preston and Birmingham.
Aston Villa
0-2
Swindon Town
Assists(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 August 1969
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Swindon Town), Arthur Horsfield
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 0-2, (Swindon Town), Rod Thomas
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Swindon Town
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Brian Godfrey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Swindon Town
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's terrible start to the season continues as Villa make it a draw and three losses in four division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swindon Town
Previous 5 vs. Swindon: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 23 August 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 8 🟥 8 | 1.57
Career Form:
Top 8
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
Ron Challis
CARDS
Villa
None
Swindon Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Willie Anderson replaces Brian Godfrey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.22 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.33 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.82 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Fred Ford | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Peter Downsborough | 🏴 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 |
CB Frank Burrows | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
LH Stan Harland | 🏴 |
M Roger Smart | 🏴 |
M John Smith | 🏴 |
W Don Rogers | 🏴 |
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter Noble | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 56' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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