Game #3070
Saturday, 21 March 1970
Attendance: 19,003
Drew
Division Two
22nd (-)
Blackburn Rovers
LLLLD
Villa Park
Villa stop a run of four consecutive defeats with a home draw against promotion chasers Blackburn but remain bottom of the table, four points behind Preston and five points off safety with six games left to play.
Aston Villa
1-1
Blackburn Rovers
Assists(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
9’ Goal, 1-0, George Curtis
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
77’ Sub off, Brian Tiler, Sub on, Brian Godfrey
79’ Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Goodwin
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa stop their worst run of the season - four successive League defeats - as they draw with Blackburn following an early George Curtis goal to record one win, three draws and six defeats in his ten games in charge. As a result Villa make it five wins, twelve draws and nineteen defeats in thirty six division two matches this season. Meanwhile, Barry Hole made his final Villa appearance aged 27 before moving on to Swansea Town in July 1970. Hole played for Villa between 1968-69 and 1969-70 making 53 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 21 March 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Charlie Aitken and Fred Turnbull replace Keith Bradley and Emment Kapengwe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.13 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 30.90 |
Youngest Player |
M Bruce Rioch | 22.55 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Brian Tiler |
CB George Curtis |
CB Fred Turnbull |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Barry Hole |
CF Andy Lochhead |
Blackburn Rovers
Barton, Charter, Wilson, Wood, Mulvaney, Knighton, Metcalfe, Goodwin (g), Martin, Tarling, Whalley.
Manager: Eddie Quigley.
SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Godfrey for CB Brian Tiler | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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*
Monday, 23 March 1970