Game #3065
Wednesday, 25 February 1970
Attendance: 23,982
Won
Division Two
22nd (-)
Charlton Athletic
DDLLW
Villa Park
Villa earn their fourth point in five games under Vic Crowe as they win for the first time under his leadership to close the gap to safety to two points with a game in hand over their defeated opponents, second from bottom Charlton. This was Villa’s first win since beating Bolton under Tommy Docherty in November. Since that last victory, Docherty had delivered just a single point in five games before Vic Crowe’s arrival. Recovery from the position Crowe had inherited remained extremely unlikely but at least Villa were now competing again.
Aston Villa
1-0
Charlton Athletic
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
37’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Paul Went
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Charlton Athletic
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Charlton Athletic
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa secure their first win under his stewardship to record one win, two draws and two defeats in his five games and make it five wins, eleven draws and fifteen defeats in thirty one division two matches this season. Despite the win Villa remain adrift at the bottom of the table.
Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Charlton: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Wednesday, 25 February 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DDLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Charlton Athletic
🟨 |
TEAM NEWS
Keith Bradley and Lionel Martin replace Charlie Aitken and Brian Godfrey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.57 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 30.83 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 22.49 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Brian Tiler |
CB George Curtis |
D Keith Bradley |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Barry Hole |
M Lionel Martin |
CF Andy Lochhead |
Charlton Athletic
Wright, Curtis, Kinsey, Setters, Went, Reeves, Treacey, Moore, Gregory (ex), Campbell, Kenning.
Manager: Eddie Firmani.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Pat McMahon |
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*
Thursday, 26 February 1970