Game #3097
Aston Villa
8-6-2, 22 PTS
Saturday, 31 October 1970
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Reading
6-5-5, 17 PTS
Elm Park
Attendance: 13,475
Reading
3-5
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 17' | Andy Lochhead | 31' |
MANAGER
Vic Crowe | 🏴 | 1970-1974
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB George Curtis | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jack Mansell | 🏴 |
Reading
GK John Pratt | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Butler | 🏴 |
LB Ray Flannigan | 🏴 |
CB Barry Wagstaff | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Stuart Morgan | 🏴 |
M Tony Wagstaff | 🏴 |
M Malcolm Swain | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cumming | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Bobby Williams | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Les Chappell | 🏴 |
F Dick Habbin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Harry Gregory | 🏴 | for CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Barry Wagstaff | 🏴 | (F Terry Bell | 🏴 |)
🟩 31 October 1970, Villa 5-3 Reading, Elm Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 October 1970
Vic Crowe's Villa make it successive League wins for the first time since September as they win in an eight goal thriller at Elm Park however Vic Crowe's side remain susceptible defensively. As a result Villa make it eight wins, six draws and two defeats in sixteen division three games so far this season and climb to second in the table.
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