Game #3031
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 9 August 1969
Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Norwich City
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,663
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Norwich City
Assists(s) | None
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 August 1969
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Chico Hamilton, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Dick Edwards, Sub on, Pat McMahon 🟢
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Ken Foggo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Norwich City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 August 1969
Villa lose on the opening day of the season as Tommy Docherty makes his big promise: “First Division, 1971."
Villa fans think otherwise as Docherty disappoints once again and is met with slow handclaps.
Tommy Docherty's Villa open the season with a home defeat to Norwich as midfielder Bruce Rioch, 21, Chico Hamilton, 19, and Pat McMahon, 23, made their debuts after respectively joining from Luton Town for £100,000 in July 1969, £40,000 from Southend United in June 1969 and from Celtic in June 1969.
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | #536 | £40,000 signing from Southend
🟢 M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | #537 | £100,000 signing from Luton
🟢 M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | #538 | Free transfer from Celtic
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 9 August 1969
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🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 1 February 1969, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.24 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.29 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 18.79 |
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MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | (ft)
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
D Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
D Ken Mallender | 🏴 |
CB Duncan Forbes | 🏴 |
FB Geoff Butler | 🏴 |
M Tommy Bryceland | 🏴 |
W Terry Anderson | 🏴 |
W Ken Foggo | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Crickmore | 🏴 |
F Bryan Conlon | 🏴 |
F Albert Bennett | 🏴 |
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 69' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RH Mal Lucas | 🏴 |
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
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 9 Aug 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park