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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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Saturday, 27 March 1971