Game #3111
Aston Villa
13-7-5, 33 PTS
Saturday, 9 January 1971
Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Three
Bristol Rovers
13-9-3, 35 PTS
Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 25,836
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 January 1971
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Geoff Crudgington
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 1-1, (Bristol Rovers), Robin Stubbs
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-1, Own Goal, Lindsay Parsons
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-2 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
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 January 1971
Vic Crowe's League Cup finalists Villa beat League leaders Rovers to make it thirteen wins, seven draws and five defeats in twenty five division three games so far this season.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Geoff Crudgington made his Villa debut aged 18 after moving from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1969.
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | #550 | Youth team promotion
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
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 9 January 1971
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🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 14 🟥 14 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1960-1972
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 March 1970, Villa 1-3 Hull, Boothferry Park.
Cards: None
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
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Geoff Crudgington and Bruce Rioch replace John Dunn and Dave Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.29 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.71 |
Youngest Player |
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 18.92 |
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Dodgin | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Dick Sheppard | 🏴 |
RB Phil Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
FB Lindsay Parsons | 🏴 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
M Bryn Jones | 🏴 |
M Wayne Jones | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Kenny Stephens | 🏴 |
W Bobby Jones | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
CF Robin Stubbs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Wayne Jones | 🏴 | (F Carl Gilbert | 🏴 |)
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF Dave Gibson | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
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
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 Jan 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville