Game #3124
Friday, 26 March 1971
Attendance: 7,879
Lost
Division Three
3rd (-)
Doncaster Rovers
DDDDL
Belle Vue
Without a League win in seven, Villa sit third in the table three points behind but with a game in hand over second placed Fulham and five adrift of leaders Preston. Villa’s defeat at Belle Vue to relegation threatened Doncaster means they are no longer in control of their own promotion destiny and need those above them to slip up if they are going to return to the second tier at the first attempt.
Doncaster Rovers
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
10’ Goal, 1-0, Harry Gregory
29’ Goal, 1-1, (Doncaster Rovers), Stuart Robertson
32’ Goal, 1-2, (Doncaster Rovers), Peter Kitchen
HT Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
70’ Sub off, Geoff Vowden, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
FT Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time in six games but have now not won in seven League games to make it sixteen wins, thirteen draws and eight defeats in thirty seven division three games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Doncaster Rovers
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Doncaster: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Friday, 26 March 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | DDDDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Doncaster Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.54 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 30.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 20.41 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
MANAGER
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 Harry Gregory |
F Brian Godfrey |
F Geoff Vowden |
Doncaster Rovers
Johnson, Branfoot, Adamson, Flowers, Robertson (g), Haselden, Irvine, Kitchen (g), Gilfillan, Watson, Usher.
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy.
SUBSTITUTES
M Bruce Rioch for F Geoff Vowden | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
George Curtis
Mick Wright
Andy Lochhead
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*
Saturday, 27 March 1971