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Game #3077

Saturday, 15 August 1970

Attendance: 16,689

Won

Division Three

Chesterfield

DLWWW

Saltergate

Villa open their first ever third division campaign with victory at Saltergate thanks to a Bruce Rioch brace.

Chesterfield

2-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded |

KEY MAN

RELATED MATCHES

MATCH TIMELINE

2’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon
19’ Goal, 1-1, (Chesterfield), Dave Pugh
28’ Goal, 2-1, Bruce Rioch
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

Chesterfield

FIXTURE HISTORY

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
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | DLWWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kent, 1968-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:

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

MANAGER

Aston Villa

GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |

Chesterfield

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Brown |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Brian Tiler

UNAVAILABLE

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

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PROGRAMME

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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.

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 August 1970