top of page

Game #3119

Friday, 5 March 1971

Attendance: 6,570

Drew

Division Three

4th (-3)

Tranmere Rovers

LWLLD

Prenton Park

A goalkeeping mistake from John Dunn after just two minutes gifts Tranmere the lead and it takes until the first seconds of the second half for Villa to find an equaliser as they miss their chances once again. With Villa having been otherwise occupied by the League Cup final the third division table looks very different from before their Wembley visit. Villa sit fourth on 41 points after 32 games, two points behind new leaders Fulham but with a game in hand. Preston sit second, Halifax third, and former pacesetters Bristol Rovers are four points behind Villa in fifth.

Tranmere Rovers

1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None |

KEY MAN

Chico Hamilton, scored to earn Villa a draw in their promotion push, Friday, 5 March 1971.

PREVIOUS MATCH

NEXT MATCH

MATCH TIMELINE

2’ Goal, 0-1, (Tranmere Rovers), Ken Beamish
HT Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
46’ Goal, 1-1, Chico Hamilton
FT Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa

Cards.
Booking, Brian Godfrey, Foul

ON THIS DAY

Vic Crowe's Villa return to League action but are held to a draw at Prenton Park as they make it sixteen wins, nine draws and seven defeats in thirty two division three games so far this season. With fourteen games to play Villa remain in the promotion places with an immediate return to the second tier in the offing.

Aston Villa

Tranmere Rovers

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Tranmere Rovers

Previous 5 vs. Tranmere: | - | - | - | - | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #59 |
Friday, 5 March 1971

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWLLD |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

CARDS

Villa

🟨 |

Tranmere Rovers

None

Unknown

TEAM NEWS

Vic Crowe names the same line up for the sixth successive game.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |

Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 30.86 |

Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.36 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Vic Crowe

Aston Villa

GK John Dunn |
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 |

Tranmere Rovers

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Dave Gibson |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

George Curtis
Mick Wright

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

2021-22 Matchweek 38.jpg

PROGRAMME

Quotation Marks.png

MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Saturday, 6 March 1971