Game #3076
Aston Villa
8-13-21, 29 PTS
Monday, 13 April 1970
Won
21st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 32,279
Sheffield United
Villa Park
22-5-15, 49 PTS
Villa have their crucial final game of the season with Sheffield United scheduled for Friday 10 April postponed whilst Preston lose to Blackpool on Sunday 12 April. Villa win the rescheduled game on Monday 13 April and as a result climb off the bottom level on points with Charlton who play Bristol City on Tuesday 14 April. Villa’s season is over after Vic Crowe delivered four wins, four draws and eight defeats in sixteen games to add twelve points to the total of seventeen achieved by Crowe’s predecessor Tommy Docherty (four wins in twenty six games). Charlton win their match with Bristol City to relegate Villa who finish the season 21st in the table and facing a season in the third tier of English football for the first time. Unsurprisingly there was no sign of a “Bring back Docherty” petition.
Aston Villa
1-0
Sheffield United
Assists(s) | None
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Monday, 13 April 1970
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Brian Godfrey, Sub on, Andy Lochhead
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa make it one defeat in the final five games with three wins and end their campaign still in the second division having done their part in winning the final two fixtures.
As a result Villa had recorded four wins, four draws and eight defeats in Crowe's sixteen games in charge and end the season with eight wins, thirteen draws and twenty one defeats scoring 28 goals and conceding 62.
Villa however were set to learn their fate as Preston North End’s loss to Blackpool means they now must lose to Cardiff on Monday, 20 April whilst Charlton Athletic must lose to Bristol City if Villa are to avoid relegation.
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Monday, 13 April 1970
Charlton Athletic beat Bristol City to send Villa down to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.
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Tuesday, 14 April 1970
Barry Hole, 27, quits football to work at his father’s newsagents in Swansea following Villa’s relegation
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Monday, 20 April 1970
Preston North End finally play their last game of the season and lose to Cardiff.
As a result Villa finish second from bottom of Division Two having taken up permanent residence at the foot of the table for much of the season under the woeful reign of Tommy Docherty before Vic Crowe’s Villa’s valiant end of season fightback.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Monday, 13 April 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 4 🟥 8 | 1.00
Career Form:
Relegation
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Finney | 🏴 | Hereford, 1959-1972
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Jim Finney
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield United
None
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.94 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 30.95 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.45 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
John Harris | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
RB Len Badger | 🏴 |
CB Eddie Colquhoun | 🏴 |
LB Ted Hemsley | 🏴 |
WH David Powell | 🏴 |
M Colin Addison | 🏴 |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 |
M Geoff Salmons | 🏴 |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
F John Tudor | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | for F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB John Flynn | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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