Game #3035
Aston Villa
0-1-3, 1 PTS
Saturday, 23 August 1969
Lost
20th= (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Swindon Town
2-2-1, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,797
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2
Swindon Town
Assist(s) | None
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 August 1969
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.
Villa face Swindon Town for the first time in competitive football, Swindon become the 96th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
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.
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 23 August 1969
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🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 8 🟥 8 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1980
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Willie Anderson replaces Brian Godfrey.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.22 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.33 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.82 |
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Fred Ford | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 56' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
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
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | | 78 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Swindon, Villa Park