Game #3086
Aston Villa
5-2-1, 12 PTS
Wednesday, 23 September 1970
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Gillingham
1-3-4, 5 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,383
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Gillingham
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 4' | Andy Lochhead | 5' |
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 September 1970
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Brian Godfrey
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 2-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Gillingham
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Lionel Martin
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 2-1, (Gillingham), David Peach
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Gillingham
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
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 September 1970
Villa win for the third time in four unbeaten games to remain second in the table, one point behind leaders Fulham after eight games.
Villa face Gillingham for the first time in competitive football, Gillingham become the 99th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Vic Crowe's Villa go two up within five minutes to make it five wins, two draws and a defeat in eight division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa go second, a point behind leaders Fulham.
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, 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
Gillingham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Wednesday, 23 September 1970
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🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 6 🟥 9 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
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
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.08 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 | 16.98 |
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Basil Hayward | 🏴 |
Gillingham
GK John Simpson | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Folds | 🏴 |
LB David Peach | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ray Bailey | 🏴 |
CB David Quirke | 🇮🇪 |
CH Bill Williams | 🏴 |
M Dick Tydeman | 🏴 |
W Derek Woodley | 🏴 |
W Tommy Watson | 🏴 |
F Brian Yeo | 🏴 |
CF Mike Green | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 51' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Ken Pound | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | 55 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Sep 1970, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Villa Park