Game #3055
Aston Villa
4-8-11, 16 PTS
Saturday, 6 December 1969
Lost
20th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
13-5-5, 31 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,008
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers
2-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | None
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 December 1969
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Don Martin
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Jim Fryatt
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 December 1969
Tommy Docherty's terrible season continues as Villa lose successive games to make it four wins, eight draws and eleven defeats in twenty three division two matches. As a result Villa sit 21st in the table.
Villa fall back into the bottom two level on points with 20th placed Millwall but having played three games more. Watford sit bottom three points behind Villa with a game in hand. Villa play Watford next.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 6 December 1969
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: John Quinn | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1968-1970
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 15 🟥 17 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Quinn | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1968-1970
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Godfrey, Dave Simmons and Dave Rudge replace Brian Tiler, Jimmy Brown and Lionel Martin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.58 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 29.62 |
Youngest Player |
GK John Phillips | 🏴 | 18.43 |
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Aston Villa
GK John Phillips | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Eddie Quigley | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
FB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
CB Dick Mulvaney | 🏴 |
M Ken Knighton | 🏴 |
M Eamonn Rogers | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart Metcalfe | 🏴 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 |
W Brian Hill | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Don Martin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Malcolm Darling | 🏴 |
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Brian Hill | 🏴 | (CF Jim Fryatt | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Phillips | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood 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
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 December 1969, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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