Game #3079
Aston Villa
1-1-0, 3 PTS

Saturday, 22 August 1970
5th= (-)
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 | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Suspension | 1 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.04 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 31.32 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.82 |
Villa are held in their first ever third division game at Villa Park to sit joint 5th in the early table.
Vic Crowe's Villa can only draw at home to Plymouth but remained unbeaten.

Drew
1-1
🟨 22 Aug 1970, Villa 1-1 Plymouth, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 27' |
Assist(s) | Lew Chatterley | 27' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Charlie Aitken o.g.
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Lew Chatterley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 22 August 1970

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Ron Judson | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1970
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
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Referee: Ron Judson | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1970
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 5 🟥 8 | 1.22
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Three
Plymouth Argyle
0-1-1, PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 29,205
GK Pat Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
RB Steve Wooldridge | 🏴 |
D John Hore | 🏴 |
CB Fred Molyneux | 🏴 |
CB Bobby Saxton | 🏴 |
LB Colin Sullivan | 🏴 |
W Don Hutchins | 🏴 |
IF David Burnside | 🏴 |
F Derek Rickard | 🏴 |
F Keith Allen | 🏴 |
F Mike Bickle | 🏴 |
Ellis Stuttard | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Aiden Maher | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

“I am, of course, disappointed. But I was heartened by the number of chances created. The goals will come."
Vic Crowe.

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