Game #3046
Aston Villa
2-4-8, 8 PTS
Saturday, 11 October 1969
Lost
21st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 25,896
Cardiff City
Ninian Park
6-4-4, 16 PTS
Cardiff City
4-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa slump to defeat at Ninian to end their four game unbeaten run and fall back to the foot of the table level on points with Millwall but bottom on goal average.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 October 1969
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 1-0, (Cardiff City), John Toshack
🕒 | HT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 2-0, (Cardiff City), John Toshack
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 3-0, (Cardiff City), Ron Bird
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 4-0, (Cardiff City, pen), Ron Bird
🕒 | FT Cardiff City 4-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's terrible season continues as Villa follow their second win in fourteen with a humiliation at Ninian Park. Docherty makes it two wins, four draws and eight losses in fourteen division two games so far this season. As a result Villa return to the bottom of the table.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Evan Williams made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 ahead of the end of his loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cardiff City
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 11 October 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 11 🟥 14 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arthur Jones
CARDS
Villa
None
Cardiff City
None
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Docherty names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.25 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 29.47 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 21.74 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Fred Davies | 🏴 |
RB David Carver | 🏴 |
D Gary Bell | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
LH Brian Harris | 🏴 |
M Mel Sutton | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Ronnie Bird | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Peter King | 🏴 |
F Brian Clark | 🏴 |
F John Toshack | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
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
🔴 GK Evan Williams | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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