Game #3130
Aston Villa
18-15-10, 51 PTS

Saturday, 24 April 1971
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
Team News
Harry Gregory replaces Dave Gibson.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.03 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 31.00 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.49 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Drew
0-0
🟨 24 Apr 1971, Villa 0-0 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #43 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 24 April 1971

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Match Stats
Not recorded
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 70 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 22 🟥 20 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division Three
Preston North End
20-16-7, 56 PTS

Deepdale
Attendance: 22,616
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB George Ross | 🏴 |
D John Bird | 🏴 |
CB Alex Spark | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 |
M Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
M Ricky Heppolette | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
W Clive Clark | 🏴 |
F Bobby Ham | 🏴 |
Alan Ball | 🏴 |

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Norrie Lloyd | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Fulham win, Chesterfield win, Halifax win, Bristol Rovers win and Preston and Villa draw. As a result with three games to play and six points left to play for, Villa are five points behind their opponents who occupy second place.
Vic Crowe's Villa make it eighteen wins, fifteen draws and ten defeats in forty three division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa sit in fifth place, five points adrift of their opponents who occupy the final promotion place.
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