Game #3057
Aston Villa
4-9-12, 17 PTS
Friday, 26 December 1969
Drew
22nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 22,984
Swindon Town
County Ground
9-10-6, 28 PTS
Villa end 1969 without a win in four and bottom of the second division despite earning their first point and scoring their first goal since November in their draw with mid-table Swindon. Villa are two points from safety ahead of the distraction of a third round FA Cup tie with fellow second tier side Charlton.
Swindon Town
1-1
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Willie Anderson | 48' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1969
🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Curtis
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-1, (Swindon Town), Peter Noble
🕒 | HT Swindon Town 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 1-1, George Curtis, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Swindon Town 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's Villa make it four wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty five division two matches. Meanwhile, centre back George Curtis made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 30 after joining from Coventry City earlier this month for a fee of £30,000.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swindon Town
Previous 5 vs. Swindon: 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Friday, 26 December 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 16 🟥 18 | 1.28
Career Form:
Mid Table
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Leo Callaghan
CARDS
Villa
None
Swindon Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Brian Tiler, Chico Hamilton and George Curtis (debut) replace Lew Chatterley, Lionel Martin and Dave Rudge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.80 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 30.67 |
Youngest Player |
GK John Phillips | 🏴 | 18.48 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Fred Ford | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Phillips | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Peter Downsborough | 🏴 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴 |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 |
CB Frank Burrows | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
LH Stan Harland | 🏴 |
M Roger Smart | 🏴 |
W Don Heath | 🏴 |
W Don Rogers | 🏴 |
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 |
F Peter Noble | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Smith | 🏴 |
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
🟢 CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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