Game #3110
Aston Villa
12-7-5, 31 PTS
Saturday, 2 January 1971
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Substitutes
🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | for CF Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 56' |
Unused Substitutes
None
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
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
Team News
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the sixth successive game.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.88 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.69 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.19 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-3
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Walsall), Geoff Morris
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-2, (Walsall), Geoff Morris
🕒 | HT Walsall 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-3, (Walsall, pen), Colin Taylor
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Dave Gibson, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
💥 | 89’ Missed penalty, Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Walsall 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 2 January 1971
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1971-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1971-1978
Previous 5 vs. Walsall: 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 3 | 🟩 W2 (67% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L1 (33% ) | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 4 | GD 5
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 14 🟥 14 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division Three
Walsall
8-4-12, 20 PTS
Fellows Park
Attendance: 19,203
GK Bob Wesson | 🏴 |
FB Frank Gregg | 🏴 |
CB Stan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Stan Bennett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Micky Evans | 🏴 |
LH Alan Deakin (ex) | 🏴 |
W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Colin Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Willie Penman | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 |
CF John Woodward (ex) | 🏴 |
Bill Moore | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Colin Harrison | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨
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 suffer a shock defeat to fifth from bottom Walsall but remain second in the table, level on points with Fulham.
Villa though are four points behind leaders Bristol Rovers - who they play next - and Torquay, two points behind now have two games in hand on Vic Crowe’s side.
Villa’s defeat is however overshadowed by the news that ‘keeper John Dunn was involved in a car crash in West Bromwich the following day to leave him hospitalised.
Vic Crowe's League Cup finalists Villa open 1971 with a humiliation at Fellows Park as they fail to score for the first time in twelve games and are hammered by Walsall to make it twelve wins, seven draws and five defeats in twenty four division three games so far this season.
What they Said
“John Dunn’s unfortunate accident is a blow but I refuse to be panicked.
“I shall wait to see what our specialist has to say before I come to any decisions [about bringing in a replacement ‘keeper.]
“It would be foolish to do anything hasty until I know the full extent of the damage.
“He will have an operation later this week.
“We may have to try to borrow an experienced goalkeeper if Dunn does not make a quick recovery.
“But it is not always easy to get a good man for the job.”
Vic Crowe.