Game #3077
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 15 August 1970
Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Attendance: 16,689
Chesterfield
Saltergate
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Chesterfield
2-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 2' | Brian Godfrey | 28' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa open their first ever third division campaign with victory at Saltergate thanks to a Bruce Rioch brace.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 August 1970
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 1-1, (Chesterfield), Dave Pugh
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 2-1, Bruce Rioch, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🕒 | HT Chesterfield 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 3-1, Bruce Rioch
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 3-2, (Chesterfield), Kevin Randall
🕒 | FT Chesterfield 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa record their first opening day victory in seven seasons as Villa participate in their first ever game in the English third tier.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Chesterfield
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chesterfield
Previous 5 vs. Chesterfield: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 15 August 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968–1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 17 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 4 🟥 8 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968–1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Chesterfield
None
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.02 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 31.30 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.80 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy McGuigan | 🏴 |
Chesterfield
GK Alan Stevenson | 🏴 |
RB Albert Holmes | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Bell | 🏴 |
CB Albert Phelan | 🏴 |
FB Roy Hickton | 🏴 |
M Tom Fenoughty | 🏴 |
M David Pugh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ernie Moss | 🏴 |
M John Archer | 🏴 |
W Tony Moore | 🏴 |
F Kevin Randall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB John Lumsden | 🏴 |
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
Suspension | 1 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I think the return to the Third Division can help my game a bit.
“I didn’t lack confidence last season, but didn’t get many goals.
“A lot of goals would be good for me and Villa.
“There’s a terrific team spirit at Villa Park now, and to start off with a win away from home was great.
“Talking after the match, the lads were delighted and discovered it was the first time we had scored three goals in a match since losing 5-3 to Portsmouth [in January 1970].”
Bruce Rioch.
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