Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #543
Appearances:
23
Starts:
16
Goals:
3
Seasons:
6
Source: Football sticker #26 Neil Rioch issued by FKS under the.Soccer Stars 1975-76 series.
Source: Football sticker #26 Neil Rioch issued by FKS under the.Soccer Stars 1975-76 series.
Neil Rioch
Position
Centre Back
From
1969-70
To
1974-75
IMAGE CREDIT
Neil Rioch
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Division
D2 | D3 | D3 | D2 | D2 | D2 |
Appearances
23 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Starts
16 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Substitute
7 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Unused
5 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Goals
3 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Daniel Gordon Rioch
Birth Date
Friday, 13 April 1951
Birth Place
Paddington, London
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Luton Town
From
For
£10,000
On
Tuesday, 1 July 1969
Previous Clubs
1968-69 Luton Town, 0 (0) |
Loans Out
1971 Toronto Metros, NASL |
1972 York City |
1972 Northampton Town |
Transfer Out
To
Plymouth Argyle
For
Free
On
May 1975
Subsequent Clubs
1975-76 Plymouth Argyle |
1976 Portland Timbers, NASL |
Source: Football sticker #26 Neil Rioch issued by FKS under the.Soccer Stars 1975-76 series.
Source: Football sticker #26 Neil Rioch issued by FKS under the.Soccer Stars 1975-76 series.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1970-73 Aston Villa, £10k, 16 (7) | 3 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Vic Crowe |
Ron Saunders |
First Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 13 August 1969
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 16 August 1969
Huddersfield Town (a), Division Two
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 30 October 1971
Final Appearance
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
Portsmouth (a), Division Two
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Tuesday, 18 February 1975
Honours
1971-72 Third Division Champions |
1974-75 League Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Neil Rioch
Player #543 for Aston Villa, Daniel Gordon Rioch known as Neil Rioch played as a centre back for the club between 1969-70 and 1974-75 making 23 appearances, scoring 3 goals.
Villa had signed Neil from Luton Town for £15,000 in 1 July 1969 along with his brother Neil (£100,000).
Neil was born in Paddington on 13 April 1951 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 16 August 1969 aged 18 but that would be one of his only two appearances that season.
Thereafter Neil was mostly used as a back up - making 2 substitute appearances in 1970-71 before another 2 starts the following season, 8 appearances in 1972-73 and 5 the following season.
Neil made his final appearance for Villa on Tuesday, 18 February 1975 aged 23 before moving on to Plymouth Argyle in May 1975 aged 24.