Game #3126
Aston Villa
17-13-9, 47 PTS
Friday, 9 April 1971
Lost
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Three
Attendance: 22,687
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
10-14-14, 34 PTS
Villa lose at the Goldstone to leave them with one third division win in their last nine and joint third in the table five points off the promotion places.
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 9 April 1971
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-1, Brighton & Hove Albion, Kit Napier
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Dave Gibson, Sub off, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa, with one win in ten make it seventeen wins, thirteen draws and nine defeats in thirty nine division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa fall to fourth in the table behind Halifax in third on goal average, five points behind second place Fulham and six points adrift of leaders Preston North End.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Friday, 9 April 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 66 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 20 🟥 19 | 1.53
Career Form:
Top 8
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
John Homewood
CARDS
Villa
None
Brighton & Hove Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Willie Anderson replaces Chico Hamilton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.18 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 22.56 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Pat Saward (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Brian Powney | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Spearitt | 🏴 |
CB John Napier | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Goodwin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB John Templeman | 🏴 |
FB Stewart Henderson | 🏴 |
M Dave Turner | 🏴 |
W Peter O’Sullivan | 🏴 |
W Bert Murray | 🏴 |
CF Willie Irvine | 🏴 |
CF Kit Napier | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | for F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 80' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Goodwin | 🏴 | (M Alan Duffy | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"There are seven games to go yet and I honestly believe we still have a great chance.
"No one can say that we will fail in our target until it is a mathematical impossibility."
Vic Crowe.
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