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 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
Swindon Town
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 48' |
🟨 26 Dec 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
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
🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1969
Villa end 1969 without a win in four and bottom of the second division despite earning their first point and scoring their first goal since November in their draw with mid-table Swindon.
Villa are two points from safety ahead of the distraction of a third round FA Cup tie with fellow second tier side Charlton.
Tommy Docherty's Villa make it four wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in twenty five division two matches.
Meanwhile, centre back George Curtis made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 30 after joining from Coventry City earlier this month for a fee of £30,000.
🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB George Curtis | 🏴 | #546 | £30,000 from Coventry
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
Swindon Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
🟨 26 Dec 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 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 16 🟥 18 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
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
🟨 26 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 26 Dec 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 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Dec 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 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Dec 1969, Villa 1-1 Swindon, County Ground