Game #3057
Aston Villa
4-9-12, 17 PTS
Friday, 26 December 1969
Drew
22nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Swindon Town
9-10-6, 28 PTS
County Ground
Attendance: 22,984
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
Swindon Town
1-1
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Willie Anderson | 48' |
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1969
🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Curtis
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-1, (Swindon Town), Peter Noble
🕒 | HT Swindon Town 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 1-1, George Curtis, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Swindon Town 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1969
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
Aston Villa
Swindon Town
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Friday, 26 December 1969
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🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 16 🟥 18 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1954-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Tiler, Chico Hamilton and George Curtis (debut) replace Lew Chatterley, Lionel Martin and Dave Rudge.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.80 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 30.67 |
Youngest Player |
GK John Phillips | 🏴 | 18.48 |
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Aston Villa
GK John Phillips | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Fred Ford | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Peter Downsborough | 🏴 |
RB Rod Thomas | 🏴 |
RB Joe Butler | 🏴 |
CB Frank Burrows | 🏴 |
LB John Trollope | 🏴 |
LH Stan Harland | 🏴 |
M Roger Smart | 🏴 |
W Don Heath | 🏴 |
W Don Rogers | 🏴 |
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 |
F Peter Noble | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Smith | 🏴 |
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
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
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
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 December 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground.