Game #3121
Saturday, 13 March 1971
Attendance: 33,522
Drew
Division Three
3rd= (-)
Halifax Town
LLDDD
Villa Park
A curious refereeing decision sees Villa record a third successive draw that leaves Vic Crowe’s side winless in four third division games but the draw comes against fellow third placed side Halifax that allows Preston to sit four points ahead at the top of the table.
Aston Villa
1-1
Halifax Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
26’ Goal, 1-0, Fred Turnbull
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Halifax Town
50’ Sub off, Brian Godfrey, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
62’ Goal, 1-1, (Halifax Town), Dave Chadwick
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Halifax Town
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa draw for the third successive game to make it sixteen wins, eleven draws and seven defeats in thirty four division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa fell back to fourth in in the table, four points off leaders Preston North End.
Aston Villa
Halifax Town
FIXTURE HISTORY
Halifax Town
Previous 5 vs. Halifax: | - | - | - | - | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 13 March 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
Referee | Tony Oliver, Leigh on Sea |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLDDD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Oliver | 🏴 | Chelmsford, 1968-1974 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Geoff Vowden replaces Bruce Rioch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.74 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 30.88 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.38 |
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 |
CF Andy Lochhead |
F Brian Godfrey |
F Geoff Vowden |
Halifax Town
Smith, Lee, Buxton, Wallace, Pickering, Rhodes, Chadwick (g), Atkins, Lawther, Lennard, Holmes.
Manager: George Kirby.
SUBSTITUTES
M Bruce Rioch for F Brian Godfrey | 50' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
George Curtis
Mick Wright
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, 15 March 1971