Game #3111
Aston Villa
13-7-5, 33 PTS
Saturday, 9 January 1971
Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Three
Attendance: 25,836
Bristol Rovers
Eastville Stadium
13-9-3, 35 PTS
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat leaders Bristol Rovers at Eastville to close the gap to two points as they remain joint third in the table alongside Fulham.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 January 1971
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Geoff Crudgington
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 1-1, (Bristol Rovers), Robin Stubbs
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-1, Own Goal, Lindsay Parsons
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's League Cup finalists Villa beat League leaders Rovers to make it thirteen wins, seven draws and five defeats in twenty five division three games so far this season. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Geoff Crudgington made his Villa debut aged 18 after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1969.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Bristol Rovers: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 9 January 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 14 🟥 14 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Maurice Fussey
CARDS
Villa
None
Bristol Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
Geoff Crudgington and Bruce Rioch replace John Dunn and Dave Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.29 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.71 |
Youngest Player |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 18.92 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Dodgin | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Dick Sheppard | 🏴 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
FB Lindsay Parsons | 🏴 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
M Bryn Jones | 🏴 |
M Wayne Jones | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Kenny Stephens | 🏴 |
W Bobby Jones | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
CF Robin Stubbs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Wayne Jones | 🏴 | (F Carl Gilbert | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I enjoyed it.
“I wasn't nervous and I must admit I was surprised.
“In fact I get more nervous in reserve matches.
"I dropped two crosses early on. The first I should have punched but when the ascend came over I was given a right hook.
"It's the first time I've been on the winning side this season.”
Geoff Crudgington.
"In the last 15 minutes I was running on heart alone.
“My legs felt like jelly.”
Bruce Rioch.
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