Game #3044
Aston Villa
1-4-7, 6 PTS
Saturday, 4 October 1969


Drew
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Preston North End
2-5-5, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,421
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Preston North End

Assists(s) | None
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 October 1969
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
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
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 October 1969
Villa deliver a second successive goalless draw but are now unbeaten in three League games for the first time this season as they remain bottom of the second division under Tommy Docherty with six points from twelve games. Villa have failed to score in eight of those games.
Tommy Docherty's Villa fail to win for the eleventh time in twelve League games to make it one win, four draws and seven losses in twelve division two games so far this season.
Meanwhile, Alan Deakin, making his first league appearance for 10 months, made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Walsall later this month. Alan played for Villa between 1959-60 and 1969-70 making 270 appearances and scoring 9 goals.
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 1959-69 🕒 270 | ✅ 269 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 13 | 🇺 2 | #474 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Preston North End


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 4 October 1969
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🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1966-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1966-1976
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
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Deakin replaces Jimmy Brown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 29.45 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 21.72 |
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970

Aston Villa
GK Evan Williams | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bobby Seith | 🏴 |

Preston North End
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB George Ross | 🏴 |
CB Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |
LB John Ritchie | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 |
M Ricky Heppolette | 🏴 |
M Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
M Alan Tinsley | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
W DerekTemple | 🏴 |
W Dave Wilson | 🏴 |
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 51' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Willie Irvine | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 4 Oct 1969, Villa 0-0 Preston, Villa Park

