Game #3047
Saturday, 18 October 1969
Attendance: 54,470
Drew
Division Two
21st= (-)
Birmingham City
DDWLD
Villa Park
Villa fail to score for the tenth time in fifteen League games and remain bottom of the table on goal average, two points adrift of safety.
Aston Villa
0-0
Birmingham City
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
1’ Debut, John Phillips
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
FT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
Cards.
3’ Booking, Lionel Martin
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's terrible season continues as Villa fail to win for the thirteenth time in fifteen League games to make it two wins, five draws and eight losses in fifteen division two games.
Meanwhile, Docherty, amid a relegation dog fight, hands a debut to 18 year old goalkeeper John Phillips after his move from Shrewsbury Town earlier this month for a fee of £30,000.
Whilst midfielder Mike Ferguson made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Queens Park Rangers in November 1969.
Ferguson played for Villa between 1968-69 and 1969-70 making 42 appearances and scoring 2 goals.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham City: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 18 October 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDWLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Birmingham City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
John Phillips (debut), Willie Anderson and Mike Ferguson replace Evan Williams, Dave Rudge and Barry Hole.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.59 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 29.48 |
Youngest Player |
GK John Phillips | 18.30 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Phillips |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Dick Edwards |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Ferguson |
M Lionel Martin |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
F Brian Godfrey |
Birmingham City
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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*
Monday, 20 October 1969