Game #3036
Wednesday, 27 August 1969
Attendance: 33,838
Lost
Division Two
22nd (-2)
Leicester City
WLDLL
Villa Park
Villa sit alone at the bottom of the table after five second division games having lost three successive home matches without scoring.
Aston Villa
0-1
Leicester City
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
46’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Len Glover
Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub off, John Griffiths
FT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Wednesday, 27 August 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1963-1973
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Syd Kayley | 🏴 | Preston, 1963-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Dave Simmons replaces Brian Tiler.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.72 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 27.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 18.84 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty
Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams |
RB Mick Wright |
D 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 |
Leicester City
Shilton, Rodrigues, Wollett, Nish, Sjoberg, Cross, Brown, Fern, Lochhead (ex), Roberts, Glover (g).
Manager: Frank O’Farrell.
SUBSTITUTES
M John Griffiths for M Willie Anderson |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Brian Tiler
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*
Thursday, 28 August 1969