Game #3100
Saturday, 14 November 1970
Attendance: 5,845
Lost
Division Three
3rd= (-)
Halifax Town
WWLWL
The Shay
Villa lose for the third time in six League games and second in three as they are beaten at the Shay as they fall four points behind leaders Fulham, three behind Bristol Rovers and share third place with Preston. Villa’s defeat comes at the hands of ex-Villa youth player Billy Atkins whilst Fred Turnbull, on loan at Halifax in 1969-70, scores Villa’s consolation.
Halifax Town
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 78' |
KEY MAN
Fred Turnbull, scored late but Villa lose again, Saturday, 14 November 1970.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
4’ Goal, 0-1, (Halifax Town), Billy Atkins
22’ Goal, 0-2, (Halifax Town), Billy Atkins
HT Halifax Town 2-0 Aston Villa
78’ Goal, 1-2, Fred Turnbull, Assist by Willie Anderson
FT Halifax Town 2-1 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, Mick Wright.
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the second time in three League games and third time in five to make it nine wins, six draws and four defeats in nineteen division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa fall back to fourth place in Division Three, two points behind leaders Fulham.
Aston Villa
Halifax Town
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Halifax: | - | - | - | - | - |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 14 November 1970
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | John Homewood, Sunbury-on-Thames |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Halifax Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Lew Chatterley and Harry Gregory replace George Curtis and Andy Lochhead.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.77 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 30.56 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.05 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Pat McMahon |
M Harry Gregory |
F Brian Godfrey |
Halifax Town
Smith, Burgin, Lee, Robertson, Pickering, Wallace, Chadwick, Atkins (g) (g), Brierley, Lennard, McCarthy.
Manager: George Kirby.
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 16 November 1970