Game #3108
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 December 1970
Won
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 58,667
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 37' | Willie Anderson | 72' |
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 December 1970
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Brian Kidd
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Lochhead, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-1, Pat McMahon, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 December 1970
Villa beat first division side Manchester United in the League Cup semi final replay to reach their third final in eleven seasons of the competition as they deservedly vanquish a tetchy, fouling United side shown extraordinary leniency by the match officials.
Vic Crowe's Villa beat first division side United in the League Cup semi final second leg at Villa Park to win the tie on aggregate and qualify for their third League Cup final having won the trophy in 1960-61 and finished runners up in 1962-63 and in so doing become the first third tier club to ever reach an English Cup final.
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Aston Villa
Manchester United
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Wednesday, 23 December 1970
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🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: George Hartley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1968-1973 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Aggregate Result: 🟩 3-2
Aggregate Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 14 🟥 13 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Hartley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1968-1973 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.67 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.16 |
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Wilf McGuinness | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB David Sadler | 🏴 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
LB John Fitzpatrick | 🏴 |
M Pat Crerand | 🏴 |
M Bobby Charlton | 🏴 |
W Willie Morgan | 🏴 |
W George Best | 🇬🇧 |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Denis Law | 🏴 |
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Francis 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
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Dunn | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, 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 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 December 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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