Game #3110
Aston Villa
12-7-5, 31 PTS
Saturday, 2 January 1971
Lost
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Three
Walsall
8-4-12, 20 PTS
Fellows Park
Attendance: 19,203
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
Walsall
3-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 January 1971
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Walsall), Geoff Morris
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 0-2, (Walsall), Geoff Morris
🕒 | HT Walsall 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-3, (Walsall, pen), Colin Taylor
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Dave Gibson, Sub on, Bruce Rioch
💥 | 89’ Missed penalty, Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Walsall 3-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 January 1971
Villa suffer a shock defeat to fifth from bottom Walsall but remain second in the table, level on points with Fulham.
Villa though are four points behind leaders Bristol Rovers - who they play next - and Torquay, two points behind now have two games in hand on Vic Crowe’s side.
Villa’s defeat is however overshadowed by the news that ‘keeper John Dunn was involved in a car crash in West Bromwich the following day to leave him hospitalised.
Vic Crowe's League Cup finalists Villa open 1971 with a humiliation at Fellows Park as they fail to score for the first time in twelve games and are hammered by Walsall to make it twelve wins, seven draws and five defeats in twenty four division three games so far this season.
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows 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
Walsall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 2 January 1971
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🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1971-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 14 🟥 14 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1971-1978
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
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Vic Crowe names the same line up for the sixth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.88 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.69 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.19 |
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows 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
Bill Moore | 🏴 |
Walsall
GK Bob Wesson | 🏴 |
FB Frank Gregg | 🏴 |
CB Stan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Stan Bennett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Micky Evans | 🏴 |
LH Alan Deakin (ex) | 🏴 |
W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Colin Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Willie Penman | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 |
CF John Woodward (ex) | 🏴 |
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | for CF Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 56' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Colin Harrison | 🏴 |
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
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | | 53 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows 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
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 Jan 1971, Villa 0-3 Walsall, Fellows Park