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 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 January 1971
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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: ❌
Aston Villa
Bristol Rovers
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 9 January 1971
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🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 14 🟥 14 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Wayne Jones | 🏴 | (F Carl Gilbert | 🏴 |)
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F 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 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Geoff Crudgington | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
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 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 January 1971, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium.