Player #539
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Career Status:
1969-70
1974-75
Retired
Neil Rioch
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1969-75 🕒 23 | 16 (7) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 | #539 |
Season :
1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 |
Age :
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Division :
D2 | D3 | D3 | D2 | D2 | D2 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # | # | # |
Appearances :
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Starts :
2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Substitute :
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Unused :
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Involvements :
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Daniel Gordon Rioch
Birth Date
13 April 1951
Birth Place
London
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1966-68 Luton Town Youth
Football League Fourth Division
1968-69 Luton Town
Football League Third Division
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
Original Transfer
Aged
18
From
Luton Town
For
£10,000
On
1 July 1969
Under
Tommy Docherty 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
1971 Toronto Metros
NASL
🕒 11 | 11 (0) | ⚽ 1 |
1972 York City
Feb 1972
Football League Third Division
🕒 1 | 0 (1) | ⚽ 0 |
1972 Northampton Town
Mar 1972
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 14 | 14 (0) | ⚽ 4 |
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
24
Plymouth Argyle
Free
May 1975
Ron Saunders 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1975-76 Plymouth Argyle
Football League Second Division
🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1976 Portland Timbers
NASL
🕒 23 | ⚽ 3 | (League)
1976 Retired aged 25
Neil Rioch
Villa Career
1969-75 | £10k |
1969-70 1974-75 Football League Second Division, 1970-72 Football League Third Division,
🕒 23 | 16 (7) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 5 | #539 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Tommy Docherty 🏴 1969
Vic Crowe 🏴 1970-73
Ron Saunders 🏴 1974-75
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Tommy Docherty 🏴
First Squad
13 August 1969
Manager
Transfer In
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1969-70
16 August 1969
Huddersfield Town (a), Division Two
18
Tommy Docherty 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1974-75
18 February 1975
Portsmouth (a), Division Two
23
Ron Saunders 🏴
Final Squad
18 February 1975
Manager
Ron Saunders 🏴
Honours
1971-72 Third Division
1974-75 League Cup
Height
(5 ft 10 in) 1.78 m
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Neil Rioch
Player #538 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.