Game #3122
Aston Villa
16-12-7, 44 PTS
Wednesday, 17 March 1971
Drew
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division Three
Walsall
11-8-17, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,643
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0
Walsall
Assist(s) | None
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 17 March 1971
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Walsall
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Chico Hamilton, Sub on, Harry Gregory
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Walsall
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
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 17 March 1971
Villa - having scored only nine goals since January - are held to a fourth successive draw in the soaking conditions against relegation threatened neighbours Walsall. Villa remain joint third, four points off leaders Preston and three behind Fulham.
Vic Crowe's Villa draw for the fourth successive game to make it sixteen wins, twelve draws and seven defeats in thirty five division three games so far this season.
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, 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
Walsall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Wednesday, 17 March 1971
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🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 19 🟥 17 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Matthewson | 🏴 | Bolton, 1968-1977
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
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Gibson replaces Pat McMahon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.90 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.39 |
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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 | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Moore | 🏴 |
Walsall
GK Bob Wesson | 🏴 |
FB Frank Gregg | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Stan Jones | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Nick Atthey | 🏴 |
LB Micky Evans | 🏴 |
LH Alan Deakin (ex) | 🏴 |
M Ray Train | 🏴 |
W Geoff Morris | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Willie Penman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jimmy Seal | 🏴 |
CF John Woodward (ex) | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Harry Gregory | 🏴 | for M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Willie Penman | 🏴 | (M Colin Harrison | 🏴 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 | | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, 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
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 17 Mar 1971, Villa 0-0 Walsall, Villa Park