Game #3125
Aston Villa
17-13-8, 47 PTS
Saturday, 3 April 1971
Won
3rd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Three
Swansea City
13-14-11, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,571
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Swansea City
Assist(s) | Dave Gibson | 5' | Andy Lochhead | 18' | Chico Hamilton | 78' |
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 April 1971
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Dave Gibson
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 2-0, Harry Gregory, Assist by Andy Lochhead
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea City
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-0, Geoff Vowden, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Swansea City
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
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 April 1971
Villa win for the first time in eight third division games as Preston draw with Bristol Rovers whilst Fulham and Halifax win to leave Villa joint third with the Yorkshire side, three points off second with a game in hand.
Vic Crowe's Villa win for the first time in eight games to make it seventeen wins, thirteen draws and eight defeats in thirty eight division three games so far this season. As a result, Villa were now six points off leaders Preston North End and three behind Fulham in the second promotion spot.
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, 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
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1970-71 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 3 April 1971
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🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1965-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 20 🟥 18 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1965-1972
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 5 December 1970, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa 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
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Lochhead and Dave Gibson replace Pat McMahon and Willie Anderson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.82 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 30.94 |
Youngest Player |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 | 20.44 |
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, 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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Harry Gregory | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Roy Bentley | 🏴 |
Swansea City
GK Tony Millington | 🏴 |
RB Dai Lawrence | 🏴 |
CB Alan Williams | 🏴 |
CB Doug Rosser | 🏴 |
D Carl Slee | 🏴 |
WH Barrie Hole (ex) | 🏴 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
M Willie Screen | 🏴 |
W Clive Slattery | 🏴 | (F Alan Beer | 🏴 |)
W Brian Evans | 🏴 |
F Dave Gwyther | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Clive Slattery | 🏴 | (F Alan Beer | 🏴 |)
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 |
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
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, 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
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 3 Apr 1971, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park