Game #3044
Aston Villa
1-4-7, 6 PTS

Saturday, 4 October 1969
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 51' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
None
Alan Deakin replaces Jimmy Brown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 29.45 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 21.72 |
Villa deliver a second successive goalless draw but are now unbeaten in three League games for the first time this season as they remain bottom of the second division under Tommy Docherty with six points from twelve games. Villa have failed to score in eight of those games.
Tommy Docherty's Villa fail to win for the eleventh time in twelve League games to make it one win, four draws and seven losses in twelve division two games so far this season.
Meanwhile, Alan Deakin, making his first league appearance for 10 months, made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Walsall later this month. Alan played for Villa between 1959-60 and 1969-70 making 270 appearances and scoring 9 goals.

Drew
0-0
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 4 October 1969

Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1966-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1966-1976
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
🔴 M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 1959-69 🕒 270 | ✅ 269 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 13 | 🇺 2 | #474 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
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Referee:
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Division Two
Preston North End
2-5-5, 9 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 25,421
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB George Ross | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB John Ritchie | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 |
M Ricky Heppolette | 🏴 |
M Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
M Alan Tinsley | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
W DerekTemple | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
Bobby Seith | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF Willie Irvine | 🇬🇧 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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