Game #3082
Saturday, 5 September 1970
Attendance: 23,602
Won
Division Three
2nd= (+1)
Doncaster Rovers
WDWLW
Villa Park
Villa bounce back from their first third division defeat with a narrow victory over Doncaster despite a poor performance as Andy Lochhead scores his first goal for the club and Villa rise to joint second, one point behind leaders Fulham with five played.
Aston Villa
3-2
Doncaster Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
5’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Lochhead
36’ Goal, 1-1, (Doncaster Rovers), Steve Briggs
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
49’ Goal, 2-1, Pat McMahon
63’ Goal, 2-2, (Doncaster Rovers), Archie Irvine
64’ Goal, 3-2, Andy Lochhead
FT Aston Villa 3-2 Doncaster Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa bounce back from their ten man loss as Andy Lochhead finally scores 16 games after joining Villa from Leicester City in February. As a result, Villa make it three wins, a draw and a defeat in five division three games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Doncaster Rovers
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Doncaster: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 5 September 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Ivan Smith, Accrington |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Smith | 🏴 | 1970-1976
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Brian Tiler replaces Bruce Rioch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 31.36 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 19.86 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
CB George Curtis |
CB Brian Tiler |
RB Mick Wright |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon |
M Willie Anderson |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Doncaster Rovers
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Bruce Rioch
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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Pathetic.
"We played badly, let's be frank about it - surely we can't play so poorly again?
“But I suppose If you play that badly and win, you can't complain.
Mick Wright.
"I was glad to get that over with [Scoring his first goal in his seventeenth game].
"I was so anxious. The ball hung so long in the air I thought it would never drop Into the net.”
Andy Lochhead.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 7 September 1970