Game #3054
Saturday, 22 November 1969
Attendance: 17,266
Lost
Division Two
19th= (-2)
Sheffield United
LWDWL
Bramall Lane
Villa are hammered at Bramall Lane and fall back to third from bottom of the table, level on points with Millwall and one point above safety. Tommy Docherty, with four wins in twenty two games, heaps blame on an 18 year old, 16 year old and a 23 year old as there seems little personal recognition of the much fawned over manager’s own performance.
Sheffield United
5-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
43’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Eddie Colquhoun
HT Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
48’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United), Eddie Colquhoun
68’ Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United), Gil Reece
72’ Goal, 0-4, (Sheffield United, pen), Dave Powell
90’ Goal, 0-5, (Sheffield United), Tony Currie
FT Sheffield United 5-0 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, Brian Tiler, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's terrible season continues as Villa's run of just two defeats in twelve - having lost eight of the previous eleven - comes crashing down as Villa are humiliated at Bramall Lane to make it four wins, eight draws and ten defeats in twenty two division two matches.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 22 November 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Mike Kerkhof | 🏴 | Bicester, 1968-1974
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-5 |
Last 5 Games | LWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Kerkhof | 🏴 | Bicester, 1968-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Brian Tiler replaces Dave Rudge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.89 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 27.58 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 16.15 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty
Aston Villa
GK John Phillips |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lionel Martin |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Willie Anderson |
M Pat McMahon |
M Jimmy Brown |
Sheffield United
Hodgkinson, Badger, Heresley, Barlow, Colquhoun (g) (g), Powell (g), Woodward, Currie (g), Addison, Salmons, Reece (g).
Manager: John Harris.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Godfrey |
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
“A thoroughly disappointing and poor all round show.
“It is a long time since I have seen a side so outclassed.
“My heart bleeds for Villa.”
Villa great Ronnie Starling.
“Sheffield United are a very good side.
“What chance do you stand if you give away four silly goals?
“John Phillips [18 and in his 8th game for the club] lets in two soft ones for the first goals;
“Full back Mick Wright is caught on the wrong side of his hand for the third and Jimmy Brown [16] played a bad ball out of defence for the fifth.”
Tommy Docherty.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 24 November 1969