Game #3133
Tuesday, 4 May 1971
Attendance: 16,694
Won
Division Three
4th (-)
Reading
WDLLW
Villa Park
Villa end the season with only their third win in sixteen third division games but such was their early season form that they still finish in 4th place in the table, but Vic Crowe's side sit seven points off the promotion places after their poor run following their third League Cup final appearance in February. Villa face another season in the third tier - only the second time in their history that they have had to play at that level.
Aston Villa
2-1
Reading
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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HT Aston Villa 1-0 Reading
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65’ Goal, 2-1, Own Goal, Terry Bell
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Reading
ON THIS DAY
Vic Crowe's Villa end the season with nineteen wins, fifteen draws and twelve defeats in forty six division three games.
A season which had promised so much ended with a brave cup final defeat but a collapse in form thereafter that would mean Villa would spend a second successive season in the third tier.
Sitting top of the League in February, a record of seven losses, seven draws and just three wins in seventeen games left Villa fourth in division three and two places off the promotion places.
Aston Villa
Reading
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Reading
Previous 5 vs. Reading: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #57 |
League Match | #46 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Tuesday, 4 May 1971
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Vic Crowe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Geoff Crudgington replaces John Dunn.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.54 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 31.03 |
Youngest Player |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 19.23 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Vic Crowe
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Crudgington |
LB Charlie Aitken |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Fred Turnbull |
CB Brian Tiler |
M Willie Anderson |
M Chico Hamilton |
M Pat McMahon |
M Bruce Rioch |
F Geoff Vowden |
F Brian Godfrey |
Reading
Pratt, Dixon, Butler, Wagstaff T, Wagstaff B, Harley, Cumming, Chappell, Habbin (g), Bell, Sharpe.
Manager: Jackie Mansell.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Harry Gregory |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
George Curtis
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 5 May 1971