Game #3109
Aston Villa
12-7-4, 31 PTS
Saturday, 26 December 1970
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
8-5-10, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,186
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Shrewsbury Town
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 58' |
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 December 1970
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Shrewsbury Town
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Dave Gibson, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Willie Anderson
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 December 1970
Villa face Shrewsbury Town for the first time in competitive football, Shrewsbury become the 104th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Vic Crowe's League Cup finalists Villa play only their fifth League game in ten to make it twelve wins, seven draws and four defeats in twenty three division three games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Shrewsbury Town
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Shrewsbury Town
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 26 December 1970
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 14 🟥 13 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Gow | 🏴 | Swansea, 1963-1978 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
🆘 Bizarrely awarded a free kick for a penalty offence in the area but no matter, Villa still scored from it.
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 31 January 1970, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale.
Cards: None
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.86 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.67 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.17 |
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, 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
Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
Shrewsbury Town
GK Bob Tooze | 🏴 |
RB Tony Gregory | 🏴 |
CB Terry Matthias | 🏴 |
CB Peter Dolby | 🏴 |
CB Paul Bevan | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Fellows | 🏴 |
M Graham Clapham | 🏴 |
W Dave Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
W Jim McLaughlin | 🇬🇧 |
F Alf Wood | 🏴 |
CF Terry Harkin | 🇬🇧 |
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ | for F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 58' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Terry Hughes | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, 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 | |
---|---|
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, 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
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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