Game #3068
Saturday, 14 March 1970
Attendance: 9,987
Lost
Division Two
22nd (-)
Charlton Athletic
LWLLL
The Valley
Villa remain bottom of the table as they lose to relegation rivals Charlton, five points from safety but with a game in hand.
Charlton Athletic
1-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
35’ Goal, 0-1, (Charlton Athletic), Keith Peacock
HT Charlton Athletic 1-0 Aston Villa
FT Charlton Athletic 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the fifth time under his stewardship to record one win, two draws and five defeats in his eight games and make it five wins, eleven draws and eighteen defeats in thirty four division two matches this season. As a result of their third successive defeat Villa remain bottom of the table, five points adrift of safety and three points behind 21st placed team Preston North End.
Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
FIXTURE HISTORY
Charlton Athletic
Previous 5 vs. Charlton: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 14 March 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Fred Turnbull replaces Lionel Martin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.69 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 30.88 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 22.53 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Brian Tiler |
CB George Curtis |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Keith Bradley |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Barry Hole |
CF Andy Lochhead |
Charlton Athletic
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
“Everything seems to be going against us."
George Curtis.
"We were just not good enough."
Herbert Douglas Ellis.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 16 March 1970