Game #3077
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 15 August 1970
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Suspension | 1 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
Team News
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.02 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 31.30 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.80 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-2
🟩 15 Aug 1970, Villa 3-2 Chesterfield, Saltergate
Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 2' | Bruce Rioch | 28' | 72' |
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 2' | Brian Godfrey | 28' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 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
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 15 August 1970
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968-1980
Previous 5 vs. Chesterfield: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 7 | 🟩 W4 (57% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L2 (29% ) | ⚽ 14 | 🥅 9 | GD 5
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 17 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 4 🟥 8 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Division Three
Chesterfield
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saltergate
Attendance: 16,689
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Jimmy McGuigan | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB John Lumsden | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa open their first ever third division campaign with victory at Saltergate thanks to a Bruce Rioch brace.
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.
What they Said
“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.