Game #3033
Aston Villa
0-0-2, 0 PTS
Saturday, 16 August 1969
Lost
20th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Huddersfield Town
2-0-0, 4 PTS
Leeds Road
Attendance: 13,364
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Huddersfield Town
2-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 August 1969
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Evan Williams, Neil Rioch
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Huddersfield Town), Bobby Hoy
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-2, (Huddersfield Town), Frank Worthington
🕒 | HT Huddersfield Town 2-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Huddersfield Town 2-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 August 1969
After two games of the season Villa sit bottom of the second division alongside Birmingham and Portsmouth.
Tommy Docherty's Villa make it two losses in two games
Meanwhile Neil Rioch made his Villa debut aged 19 after moving from Luton Town in July 1969 and goalkeeper Evan Williams made his debut for Villa aged 26 having joined on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | #539 | £10,000 signing from Luton
🟢 GK Evan Williams | 🏴 | #540 | Loan signing from Wolvers
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
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 16 August 1969
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🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 7 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Evan Williams and Neil Rioch replace John Dunn and Barry Hole.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.78 |
Oldest Player |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 27.31 |
Youngest Player |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 18.36 |
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Neil Rioch | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Terry Poole | 🏴 |
RB Dennis Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Roy Ellam | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
FB Geoff Hutt | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 |
M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
W Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
W Bobby Hoy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh (ex) | 🏴 |
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Lawson | 🏴 |
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
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
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
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road