1970–71 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Aston Villa 1970–71 Vic Crowe Doug Ellis Villa Park Third Division 4th FA Cup first round League Cup runners up 1969–70 1971–72 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics The 1970–71 English football season was Aston Villa's 72nd season in the Football League. Under manager Vic Crowe, Villa's 4th place finish in the Third Division remains their lowest League position in history.Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107 In contrast Villa's run in the League Cup would end at Wembley. There were debut appearances for Geoff Vowden (97), Harry Gregory (24), Dave Gibson (19), and Geoff Crudgington (4).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History League Cup 1970–71 League Cup 1971 Football League Cup final Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers 19 Aug 1970 Notts County Villa Park 4–0 W 1st Round Willie Anderson 20'; Pat McMahon 26'; Bruce Rioch 36'; Chico Hamilton 62' 9 Sep 1970 Burnley Villa Park 2–0 W 2nd Round Chico Hamilton 65'; Lionel Martin 78' 6 Oct 1970 Northampton County Ground 1–1 D 3rd Round Chico Hamilton 23' 13 Oct 1970 Northampton Villa Park 3–0 W 3rd Round replay Andy Lochhead 39', 65'; Willie Anderson 55' 28 Oct 1970 Carlisle Villa Park 1–0 W 4th Round Brian Tiler 67' 17 Nov 1970 Bristol Rovers Eastville 1–1 D Quarter-final Pat McMahon 1' 25 Nov 1970 Bristol Rovers Villa Park 1–0 W Quarter-final replay Pat McMahon 88' 16 Dec 1970 Manchester United Old Trafford 1–1 D Semi-final Andy Lochhead 40' 23 Dec 1970 Manchester United Villa Park 2–1 W Semi-final replay Andy Lochhead 37'; Pat McMahon 72' 27 Feb 1971 Spurs Wembley 0–2 L Final — Third Division 1970–71 Football League Third Division Third Division y AVL Matches 15 August 1970 Chesterfield 2–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3077 Aston Villa Pat McMahon; Bruce Rioch; Bruce Rioch Saltergate W 22 August 1970 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3079 Plymouth Pat McMahon Villa Park D 29 August 1970 Swansea City 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3080 Aston Villa Chico Hamilton; Pat McMahon Vetch Field W 31 August 1970 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3081 Mansfield Town Villa Park L 5 September 1970 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3082 Doncaster Rovers Andy Lochhead; Andy Lochhead; Pat McMahon Villa Park W 12 September 1970 Barnsley 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3084 Aston Villa Dave Simmons Oakwell D 19 September 1970 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3085 Preston North End Andy Lochhead; Andy Lochhead Villa Park W 23 September 1970 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3086 Gillingham Chico Hamilton; Pat McMahon Villa Park W 26 September 1970 Wrexham 2–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3087 Aston Villa Andy Lochhead; Dave Gibson; Chico Hamilton Racecourse Ground W 30 September 1970 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3088 Bristol Rovers Andy Lochhead Villa Park D 3 October 1970 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3089 Brighton Villa Park D 10 October 1970 Rochdale 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3091 Aston Villa Andy Lochhead Spotland D 17 October 1970 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3093 Chesterfield Villa Park D 19 October 1970 Port Vale 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3094 Aston Villa Vale Park L 24 October 1970 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3095 Tranmere Rovers Chico Hamilton Villa Park W 31 October 1970 Reading 3–5 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3097 Aston Villa Andy Lochhead; Brian Tiler; Pat McMahon; Willie Anderson; Own Goal Elm Park W 7 November 1970 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3098 Torquay United Villa Park L Villa played Torquay for the first time in their 96 year history.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/torquay-united September 2026 yes Coincidentally the teams met again later that same month having been drawn in the FA Cup.Lew Chatterley www.avfchistory.co.uk 11 November 1970 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3099 Bury Chico Hamilton Villa Park W 14 November 1970 Halifax Town 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3100 Aston Villa Fred Turnbull The Shay L 28 November 1970 Fulham 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3104 Aston Villa Chico Hamilton; Pat McMahon Craven Cottage W 5 December 1970 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3105 Bradford City Chico Hamilton Villa Park W 19 December 1970 Plymouth 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3107 Aston Villa Andy Lochhead Home Park D 26 December 1970 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3109 Shrewsbury Town Pat McMahon; Bruce Rioch Villa Park W 2 January 1971 Walsall 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3110 Aston Villa Fellows Park L 9 January 1971 Bristol Rovers 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3111 Aston Villa Bruce Rioch; Own Goal Eastville Stadium W 16 January 1971 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3112 Port Vale Bruce Rioch Villa Park W 23 January 1971 Rotherham United 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3113 Aston Villa Chico Hamilton Millmoor D 30 January 1971 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3114 Fulham Willie Anderson Villa Park W 6 February 1971 Bradford City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3115 Aston Villa Valley Parade L 13 February 1971 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3116 Rotherham United Willie Anderson Villa Park W 20 February 1971 Bury 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3117 Aston Villa Own Goal Gigg Lane L 5 March 1971 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3119 Aston Villa Chico Hamilton Prenton Park D 10 March 1971 Gillingham 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3120 Aston Villa Priestfield D 13 March 1971 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3121 Halifax Town Fred Turnbull Villa Park D 17 March 1971 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3122 Walsall Villa Park D 20 March 1971 Torquay United 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3123 Aston Villa Geoff Vowden Plainmoor D 26 March 1971 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3124 Aston Villa Harry Gregory Belle Vue L 3 April 1971 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3125 Swansea City Geoff Vowden; Geoff Vowden; Harry Gregory Villa Park W 9 April 1971 Brighton 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3126 Aston Villa Goldstone Ground L 10 April 1971 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3127 Aston Villa Fred Turnbull Gay Meadow L 12 April 1971 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3128 Barnsley Villa Park D 17 April 1971 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3129 Rochdale Geoff Vowden Villa Park W 24 April 1971 Preston North End 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3130 Aston Villa Deepdale D 26 April 1971 Mansfield Town 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3131 Aston Villa Field Mill L 1 May 1971 Aston Villa 3–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3132 Wrexham Geoff Vowden; Brian Godfrey; Brian Godfrey Villa Park L 4 May 1971 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3133 Reading Willie Anderson; Own Goal Villa Park W Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1970–71 FA Cup At the First round proper stage the 48 clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined the non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round, four additional non-league clubs were given byes. Macclesfield Town and Telford United were the finalists from the inaugural FA Trophy competition held during the previous season, while Enfield and Dagenham were the finalists from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 21 November 1970, with the exception of the Great Harwood–Rotherham United match which was played the following Tuesday. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate30Torquay United3–1Aston Villa21 November 1970 Players 1 John Dunn 2 Keith Bradley 3 Charlie Aitken 4 Brian Godfrey (c) 5 Fred Turnbull 6 Brian Tiler 7 Pat McMahon 8 Bruce Rioch 9 Andy Lochhead 10 Ian Hamilton 11 Willie Anderson 12 Dave Gibson References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season Category:Long stubs with short prose