Game #3081
Aston Villa
2-1-1, 5 PTS
Monday, 31 August 1970


Lost
3rd= (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Three
Mansfield Town
3-1-0, 7 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,862
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1

Mansfield Town

Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 August 1970
🔁 | 35’ Sub off, Pat McMahon (concussion), Sub on, Brian Tiler
🟨 | 43' Booking, Andy Lochhead, Retaliation
💥 | 44’ Player retired injured, Bruce Rioch
💥 | 44' Villa reduced to 10-men
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Mansfield Town
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (Mansfield Town), Malcolm Partridge
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Mansfield Town
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
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 31 August 1970
Villa lose concussion victim Pat McMahon after 35 minutes before losing Bruce Rioch to injury on the stroke of time to leave Villa to play the second half with ten men. Villa lose for the first time in the third tier.
Villa face Mansfield Town for the first time in competitive football, Mansfield become the 98th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time this season to make it two wins, a draw and a defeat in four division three games so far this season. Villa's unbeaten run ended as they were forced to play with ten men for more than half the game as concussed midfielder Pat McMahon left the field on 33 minutes followed by fellow midfielder Bruce Rioch soon after.
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

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
Mansfield Town


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Monday, 31 August 1970
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🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1965-1971 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 9 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1965-1971 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
🆘 Harsh decisions on both teams throughout
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 11 January 1969, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Andy Lochhead
CARDS

🟨 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 | 31.35 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 19.85 |
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974

Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Jock Basford | 🏴 |

Mansfield Town
GK Graham Brown | 🏴 |
RB Sandy Pate | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Phil Waller | 🏴 |
LB Clive Walker | 🏴 |
M John Stenson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Roberts | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
IF Johnny Quigley | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Malcolm Partridge | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
F Dai Jones | 🏴 |
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | for M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | 35' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M James Sutton | 🏴 |
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
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
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
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 31 Aug 1970, Villa 0-1 Mansfield, Villa Park

