Game #3072
Aston Villa
6-12-20, 24 PTS
Monday, 30 March 1970
Won
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Birmingham City
11-11-17, 33 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 41,696
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 81' |
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 30 March 1970
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 2-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 0-2 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
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 30 March 1970
Villa secure their first away win of the season and second win in twelve games under Vic Crowe as they cruise to victory at neighbours Birmingham to close the gap to safety to three points with four games to play.
Vic Crowe's Villa secure their first away win of the season, win for the first time in seven and keep a clean sheet for the first time in six to record two wins, three draws and seven defeats in his twelve games in charge. As a result Villa make it six wins, twelve draws and twenty defeats in thirty eight division two matches this season scoring 24 goals and conceding 61. Villa were now bottom of the table on 24 points and three points from safety behind Preston North End (26) and Charlton Athletic (27).
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Monday, 30 March 1970
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🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 3 🟥 7 | 0.75
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 30.92 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
Don Dorman | 🏴 | Bill Shorthouse | 🏴 | (Caretakers)
Birmingham City
GK Dave Latchford | 🏴 |
RB Ray Martin | 🏴 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
CH John Sleeuwenhoek (ex) | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 |
W Bert Murray | 🏴 |
F Phil Summerill | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley (ex) | 🏴 |
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Denis Thwaites | 🏴 |
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
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 30 Mar 1970, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's