Game #3046
Saturday, 11 October 1969
Attendance: 25,896
Lost
Division Two
21st= (-)
Cardiff City
WDDWL
Ninian Park
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.
Cardiff City
4-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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, 3-0, (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
Cardiff City
FIXTURE HISTORY
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 |
Referee | Arthur Jones, Ormskirk |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-4 |
Last 5 Games | WDDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | 1963-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Dick Edwards |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lionel Martin |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Barry Hole |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Dave Rudge |
F Brian Godfrey |
Cardiff City
Davies, Carver, Bell, Sutton, Murray, Harris, King, Clark, Lea, Toshack (g) (g), Bird (g) (g).
Manager: Jimmy Scoular.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Willie Anderson |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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*
Monday, 13 October 1969