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Game #3079
1969-70
Position:
22nd (-)
Division Two
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,438
Saturday, 30 August 1969
For the first time this season Villa dominate a League match but despite an improved performance they leave Ayresome Park still with one goal and one point in the second division and bottom of the table.
Middlesbrough
1-0
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) | None |
Assists(s) | None |
AT A GLANCE
Game #3079
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 30 August 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Tommy Docherty |
Referee | Malcolm Sinclair, Surrey |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair
MATCH INCIDENTS
Malcolm Sinclair
Villa
None
Middlesbrough
None
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.11 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 27.35 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 18.84 |
TEAM NEWS
Dave Rudge and Brian Tiler replace Dave Simmons and Fred Turnbull.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Evan Williams |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Brian Tiler |
D Dick Edwards |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Ferguson |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Bruce Rioch |
M Willie Anderson |
M Pat McMahon |
M Dave Rudge |
SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley for CB Brian Tiler | 6' |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
THE OPPOSITION
Short, Jones, Moody, Spraggon, Gates, Chadwick, Laidlaw, McMordie, Smith, Kear (Downing), Hickton (g).
Manager: Stan Anderson.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's terrible start to the season continues as Villa fail to score for the third successive game and make it one draw and five losses in six division two games so far this season sat bottom of the table in 22nd place with a single point and 1 goal.
MATCH TIMELINE
6’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), John Hickton
6’ Sub off, Brian Tiler, Sub on, Lew Chatterley
HT Middlesbrough 1-0 Aston Villa
FT Middlesbrough 1-0 Aston Villa
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 1 September 1969
"Villa are falling into a position which will take a great deal of retrieving."
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