Game #3123
Aston Villa
16-13-7, 45 PTS
Saturday, 20 March 1971
Torquay United
1-1
Aston Villa
Division Three
Torquay United
14-10-10, 38 PTS
Plainmoor
Attendance: 6,963
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | Chico Hamilton | 26' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Geoff Vowden, scored his first for Villa to earn a fifth successive draw in a faltering title race, Friday, 26 March 1971.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 March 1971
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-1, (Torquay United), Bill Kitchener
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-1, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | HT Torquay United 1-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 88’ Missed penalty, (Torquay United), John Rudge
🕒 | FT Torquay United 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa draw for the fifth successive game to make it sixteen wins, thirteen draws and seven defeats in thirty six division three games so far this season. Despite no win in six Villa climb to third in the table however they now trailed the leaders Preston North End, by five points.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Torquay United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 20 March 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 20 🟥 17 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford, 1966-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 12 September 1970, Villa 1-1 Barnsley, Oakwell. 🆘
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Pat McMahon and Harry Gregory replace Andy Lochhead and Dave Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.52 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.90 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.40 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Allan Brown | 🏴 |
Torquay United
GK Andy Donnelly | 🏴 |
CB David Harrison | 🏴 |
D Bill Kitchener | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RH Mel Lucas | 🏴 |
CH John Sleeuwenhoek (ex) | 🏴 |
M Ian Twitchin | 🏴 |
M Micky Cave | 🏴 |
M Chris Barnard | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson (ex) | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴 |
F John Rudge | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Bruce Stuckey | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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