Game #3130
Aston Villa
18-15-10, 51 PTS
Saturday, 24 April 1971
Drew
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division Three
Preston North End
Attendance: 22,616
Deepdale
20-16-7, 56 PTS
Preston North End
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Vic Crowe, five points off the promotion places with six points left to play for, Saturday, 24 April 1971.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 April 1971
🕒 | HT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End
Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #43 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 24 April 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 70 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 22 🟥 20 | 1.51
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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 |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Ball | 🏴 |
Preston North End
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Norrie Lloyd | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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