Game #3061
Aston Villa
4-10-11, 18 PTS
Saturday, 31 January 1970
22nd (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Drew
1-1
๐จ 31 Jan 1970, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale
Division Two
Preston North End
7-8-14, 22 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 14,182
On This Day
Villa take a point off fellow strugglers Preston in Vic Croweโs first game in charge as Villa boss. In one game Crowe had equalled the tally earned in the previous five second division games under predecessor and still feted Tommy Docherty.
Docherty across his 26 games had delivered four wins (all at home) thirteen defeats and ten draws, seventeen points, conceding 41 whilst scoring 22.
Vic Crowe's first game in charge of Villa sees them earn a draw at Deepdale. Villa make it make it four wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in twenty seven division two matches and remain bottom of the table with fifteen games to save themselves from a fall into the third tier for the first time in their history.
Meanwhile, rebel right back Mick Wright played for Villa just eight days after claiming he would never play for the club again. Despite the failed one man rebellion,
Vic Crowe's squad is depleted for the run in as midfielder Dave Rudge suffered a broken leg during the match and as a result he made his final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Hereford United in July 1973. Rudge played for Villa between 1966-67 and 1969-70 making 65 appearances and scoring 10 goals.
GK John Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brian Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB George Curtis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dave Rudge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ | ๐ด |
M Lew Chatterley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Barrie Hole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Brian Godfrey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
Substitutes
๐ | M Lionel Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Dave Rudge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 57' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Vic Crowe recalls Brian Tiler, Charlie Aitken, Barry Hole and Lew Chatterley in place of Barrie Lynch, Jimmy Brown, Fred Turnbull and Dick Edwards,
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.76 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 18.58 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Dave Rudge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1965-71 ๐ 60 | โ 53 ๐ (7) | โฝ 10 | ๐ฅ 10 | ๐บ 5 | #516 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Lew Chatterley | 40' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 31โ Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Graham Hawkins
โฝ | 40โ Goal, 1-1, Lew Chatterley
๐ | HT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 57โ Sub off, Dave Rudge, Sub on, Lionel Martin
๐ | FT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 31 January 1970
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Swansea, 1970-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: John Gow | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Swansea, 1970-1978
Previous 5 vs. Preston: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 103 | ๐ฉ W52 (50% ) | ๐จ D14 | ๐บ(64% ) | ๐ฅ L37 (36% ) | โฝ 187 | ๐ฅ 149 | GD 38
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 1970-1974
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ | 0 ๐จ | 1 ๐ฅ 0 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
What they Said
โThe players were really taut and tense.
โEveryone was telling us that this was a match we could not afford to lose.
โThe papers, the television and the radio screamed it at us,
โThatโs why I took the lads away to Lilleshall during the week. But it was impossible to escape the tension altogether.
โPreston are also trying to avoid relegation and, in the circumstances, I was very pleased with our performance - especially the effort the players put into the game.
โWe shall be looking for two points every time [in the remaining games].
โIt was a tragedy [Dave Rudge suffering a broken leg during the match. He was playing extremely well.
โHeโs just the sort of player we need in our battle against relegation - a worker and a fighter.
โItโs a tremendous set back but we shallots have to try and overcome it.
โHeโs a brave lad and heโll be back.โ
Vic Crowe.
โIt was terrible to look at. You could see instantly that Dave had a very bad break.โ
Lew Chatterley.
VIC CROWE last night moved into the Aston Villa hot seat, just a week after the shock sacking of former boss Tommy Docherty, Crowe, second team coach since last September, was named caretaker manager after Docherty's dismissal and yesterday was confirmed as team manager after a thre ehour board meeting at Villa Park. Crowe, 38, spent fourteen years as a player with Villa from 1950 to 1964. After a two-year spell at Peterborough he went to America as assistant manager in Atlanta to another former Villa player, Phil Woosnam, whose name has also been linked with Crowe's new job.
Tuesday, 27 January 1970
GK Alan Kelly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB George Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Alex Spark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Graham Hawkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
LB Jimmy McNab | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB John Ritchie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ricky Heppolette | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Tinsley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Spavin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Archie Gemmill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Clive Clark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Bobby Seith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Clive Clark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Gerry Ingram | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1937โ38
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1969-70
Playing Squad
GK Evan Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #540 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
GK John Dunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #527 |
Goalkeeper
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GK John Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #543 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Brian Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #532 |
Centre Back
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CB Dick Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #528 |
Centre Back
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CB Fred Turnbull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #525 |
Centre Back
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CB George Curtis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #546 |
Centre Back
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CB Neil Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #539 |
Centre Back
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FB Barry Lynch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #535 |
Full Back
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RB Brian Rowan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #541 |
Full Back
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LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |
Full Back
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RB Keith Bradley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #512 |
Full Back
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RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #501 |
Full Back
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M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |
Midfielder
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M Barrie Hole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #531 |
Midfielder
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M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #537 |
Midfielder
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M Chico Hamilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #536 |
Midfielder
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M Dave Rudge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #516 |
Midfielder
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M Emment Kapengwe | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #544 |
Midfielder
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M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Midfielder
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M Jimmy Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #542 |
Midfielder
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M John Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #534 |
Midfielder
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M Lew Chatterley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #498 |
Midfielder
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M Lionel Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #520 |
Midfielder
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M Mike Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #529 |
Midfielder
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M Pat McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #538 |
Midfielder
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M Willie Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #519 |
Midfielder
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CF Andy Lochhead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #547 |
Forward
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CF Brian Godfrey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #523 |
Forward
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CF Dave Simmons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #533 |
Forward
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Match Media
