Game #3040
Aston Villa
0-2-6, 2 PTS
Saturday, 13 September 1969


Lost
22nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Watford
1-2-5, 4 PTS
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,118
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
Watford
3-0

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | None
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 September 1969
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Brian Rowan
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Brian Tiler o.g.
🕒 | HT Watford 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 48’ Sub off, Pat McMahon, Sub on, John Griffiths
🥅 | 48’ Goal, 0-2, (Watford), Tom Walley
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 0-3, (Watford), Keith Eddy
🕒 | FT Watford 3-0 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
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 September 1969
A week after claiming “It’s no use pulling a team apart if you haven’t got better players to come in.” Tommy Docherty makes five changes with Charlie Aitken, Mike Ferguson, Chico Hamilton, Willie Anderson and Evan Williams dropped. It doesn’t work. Villa return to sole occupier status at the bottom of the table as they are beaten at Watford, fail to score for the sixth time in eight League games, and sit two points from safety. Before the game Watford had been joint bottom with Tommy Docherty’s side, one place below on goal average. The reserves won mind you with their unexpected influx of new players.
Villa face Watford for the first time in competitive football, Watford become the 97th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Tommy Docherty's terrible season continues as Villa fail to score for the sixth time in ten games and make it two draws and six losses in eight division two games so far this season as they slump to defeat against bottom club Watford. Meanwhile, full back Brian Rowan made his one and only appearance for Villa aged 21 after moving from Ballieston Rovers in April 1969 before moving on to Villa’s opposition this day, Watford, in October 1971. Also leaving was midfielder John Griffiths who made his third and final Villa appearance aged 18 before moving to Stockport County in May 1970.
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Brian Rowan | 🏴 | #541 | Youth team promotion
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 FB Brian Rowan | 🏴 | 1969 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #541 |
🔴 M John Griffiths | 🏴 | 1969 🕒 4 | ✅ 2 🔁 (2) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #535 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Watford


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 13 September 1969
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🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Vince James | 🏴 | York, 1961-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 9 🟥 12 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vince James | 🏴 | York, 1961-1974
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 November 1967, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Burnden 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
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Dunn, Dave Rudge, Pat McMahon, Brian Rowan and Lew Chatterley replace Evan Williams, Charlie Aitken, Mike Ferguson, Chico Hamilton and Willie Anderson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 29.39 |
Youngest Player |
FB Brian Rowan | 🏴 | 21.22 |
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970

Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
FB Brian Rowan | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ken Furphy | 🏴 |

Watford
GK Mike Walker | 🏴 |
FB Duncan Welbourne | 🏴 |
D Brian Garvey | 🏴 |
CB Tom Walley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Colin Franks | 🏴 |
LB Johnny Williams | 🏴 |
M Keith Eddy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Terry Garbett | 🏴 |
W Stewart Scullion | 🏴 |
W Bernie Lewis | 🏴 |
F Barry Endean | 🏴 |
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M John Griffiths | 🏴 | 🔴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 47' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

WH Dixie Hale | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John Griffiths | 🏴 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 13 Sep 1969, Villa 0-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

