Game #3111
Saturday, 9 January 1971
Attendance: 25,836
Won
Division Three
2nd= (-)
Bristol Rovers
DWWLW
Eastville Stadium
Villa beat leaders Bristol Rovers at Eastville to close the gap to two points as they remain joint third in the table alongside Fulham.
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
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
Bristol Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
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
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Crudgington |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Willie Anderson |
M Pat McMahon |
M Bruce Rioch |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
Bristol Rovers
Sheppard, Roberts, Parsons, Prince, Taylor, Jones W (Gilbert), Stephens, Jones R, Stubbs (g), Jones B, Graydon (ex).
Manager: Bill Dodgin.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Dave Gibson |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
George Curtis
Mick Wright
John Dunn
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
“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.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 11 January 1971