Game #3126
Aston Villa
17-13-9, 47 PTS
Friday, 9 April 1971
Lost
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Three
Brighton & Hove Albion
10-14-14, 34 PTS
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 22,687
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 9 April 1971
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.
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.
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 4 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 3 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 4 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Friday, 9 April 1971
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🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 66 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 20 🟥 19 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Willie Anderson replaces Chico Hamilton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.18 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 22.56 |
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MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Pat Saward (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | for CF Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 80' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Goodwin | 🏴 | (M Alan Duffy | 🏴 |)
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | | 66 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 9 Apr 1971, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone