Game #3036
Aston Villa
0-1-4, 1 PTS
Wednesday, 27 August 1969
22nd (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Substitutes:
🔁 M John Griffiths | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
Dave Simmons replaces Brian Tiler.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.72 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.84 |
Villa sit alone at the bottom of the table after five second division games having lost three successive home matches without scoring.
Tommy Docherty's terrible start to the season continues as Villa make it one draw and four losses in five division two games so far this season with relegation under the self-confident boss already looking inevitable.
Lost
0-1
🟥 27 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Len Glover
🔁 | Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, John Griffiths
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Wednesday, 27 August 1969
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1969-1972
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1969-1972
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 29 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 8 🟥 9 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Leicester City
3-1-1, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,838
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
RB Peter Rodrigues | 🏴 |
D Alan Woollett | 🏴 |
D John Sjoberg | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 |
LB David Nish | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 |
W Len Glover | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ally Brown | 🏴 |
F Rodney Fern | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Frank O’Farrell | 🇮🇪 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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