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Villa Matches Refereed by

David Laing

🟨 4 November 1972, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Roker Park.

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David Laing

Scorer(s) | Bruce Rioch | 21' | Brian Little | 68' |

Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 68' |

Game #3208

Division Two

2nd= (-)

Manager: Vic Crowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Abercynon, 1970-1974
Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨

Villa Cards

None

Sunderland

None

Referee Record

Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Geoff Vowden | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alun Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Billy Hughes, 55 seconds
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-1, Bruce Rioch
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland), Bobby Kerr
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Little, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 13 August 1969, Villa 2-1 Chester, Sealand Road.

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David Laing

Scorer(s) | Pat McMahon | 17' | Chico Hamilton | 55' |

Assists(s) | Chico Hamilton | 17' | Willie Anderson | 55' |

Game #3032

League Cup

1st Round

Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

🟨 🟨

Chester

None

Referee Record

Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 March 1968, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Brunton Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK John Dunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bruce Rioch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Pat McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

💥 | 17' Chester 'goal' disallowed for offside
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Pat McMahon, Assist by Chico Hamilton
🟨 | Booking, Dick Edwards, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Bruce Rioch, Encroaching
🕒 | HT Chester 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Chico Hamilton, Assist by Willie Anderson
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 2-1, (Chester), Billy Dearden
🕒 | FT Chester 1-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 30 March 1968, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Brunton Park.

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David Laing

Scorer(s) | Dave Rudge | 23' | Brian Godfrey | 43' |

Assist(s) | Dick Edwards | 23' |

Game #2975

Division Two

14th (+1)

Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 6.30pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Carlisle United

None

Referee Record

Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 30 September 1967, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Colin Withers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Carlisle United), Peter Garbutt
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-1, Dave Rudge, Assist by Dick Edwards
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Godfrey
🕔 | HT Carlisle United 1-2 Aston Villa
🕔 | FT Carlisle United 1-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟨 30 September 1967, Villa 1-1 Boro, Ayresome Park.

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David Laing

Scorer(s) | Brian Godfrey | 27' |

Assist(s) | Brian Greenhalgh | 27' |

Game #2949

Division Two

18th (+2)

Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

Villa Cards

None

Middlesbrough

None

Referee Record

Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 28 March 1967, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Colin Withers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Fred Turnbull, Brian Godfrey, Brian Greenhalgh
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Brian Greenhalgh
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Hickton
🕔 | HT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Mick Wright, Sub on, Keith Bradley
🕔 | FT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 46' |

🟥 28 March 1967, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park.

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David Laing

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #2930

Division One

18th (-)

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

West Ham United

None

Referee Record

Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Colin Withers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Geoff Hurst
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham United
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 0-2, (West Ham United), Geoff Hurst
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 West Ham United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 27 August 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Highbury.

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David Laing

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #2896

Division One

19th (-4)

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Arsenal

None

Referee Record

Referee: David Laing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Preston, 1965-1973
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Colin Withers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Dave Rudge
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tommy Baldwin
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

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