Game #3071
Aston Villa
5-12-20, 22 PTS
Saturday, 28 March 1970
Lost
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Blackpool
18-10-8, 46 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 17,392
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
Blackpool
2-1
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Andy Lochhead | 65' |
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 March 1970
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Fred Pickering
🕒 | HT Blackpool, 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackpool, pen), Fred Pickering
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-2, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🟨 | Booking, George Curtis, Tackle
🕒 | FT Blackpool, 2-1 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
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 March 1970
Villa lose at Bloomfield Road to second placed Blackpool despite having taken the game to their promotion chasing opponents to leave them five points from safety with five games to play.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose again to record one win, three draws and seven defeats in his eleven games in charge. As a result Villa make it five wins, twelve draws and twenty defeats in thirty seven division two matches this season scoring 22 goals and conceding 61.
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 28 March 1970
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🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Tony Oliver | 🏴 | Leigh on Sea, 1969-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 3 🟥 7 | 0.55
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Oliver | 🏴 | Leigh on Sea, 1969-1972
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 George Curtis
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chico Hamilton and Pat McMahon replace Barry Hole and Fred Turnbull. Meanwhile, Jimmy Brown returns to the squad for the first time since his petulant walk out in February.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 30.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Les Shannon | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Harry Thomson | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
LB Bill Bentley | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
W John Murray | 🏴 |
F Bob Hatton | 🏴 |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Micky Burns | 🏴 |
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
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
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
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 28 Mar 1970, Villa 1-2 Blackpool, Bloomfield