Game #3108
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 December 1970
Won
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 58,667
🟩 23 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 37' | Willie Anderson | 72' |
🟩 23 Dec 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
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 Dec 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 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, 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
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: George Hartley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1970
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1 (3-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 14 🟥 13 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Hartley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 1970
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Dec 1970, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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