Game #3109
Aston Villa
12-7-4, 31 PTS
Saturday, 26 December 1970
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
8-5-10, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,186
Aston Villa
2-0
Shrewsbury Town
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 58' |
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Gregg | 🇬🇧 |
Shrewsbury Town
GK Bob Tooze | 🏴 |
RB Tony Gregory | 🏴 |
CB Terry Matthias | 🏴 |
CB Peter Dolby | 🏴 |
CB Paul Bevan | 🏴 |
LB Geoff Fellows | 🏴 |
M Graham Clapham | 🏴 |
W Dave Roberts (ex) | 🏴 |
W Jim McLaughlin | 🇬🇧 |
F Alf Wood | 🏴 |
CF Terry Harkin | 🇬🇧 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bruce Rioch | 🏴 | ⚽ | for F Dave Gibson | 🏴 | 58' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 26 December 1970, Villa 2-0, Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 December 1970
Villa face Shrewsbury Town for the first time in competitive football, Shrewsbury become the 104th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Vic Crowe's League Cup finalists Villa play only their fifth League game in ten to make it twelve wins, seven draws and four defeats in twenty three division three games so far this season.
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