1969–70 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Diff/1376016651 September 2026 April 2022 Aston Villa 1969–70 Tommy DochertyVic Crowe Doug Ellis Villa Park Second Division 21st FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round 1968–69 1970–71 Second City Derby 32--23--24 1968–69 1975-76 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics The 1969–70 English football season was Aston Villa's 71st season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. On 19 January 1970, with Villa bottom of the Second Division, manager Tommy Docherty was sacked.Docherty dismissed by Aston Villa board, GEOFFREY GREEN, 20 January 1970, The Times, Issue: 57772 Vic Crowe was subsequently appointed manager.Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107 Second Division Second Division y AVL Matches 9 August 1969 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3031 Norwich City Villa Park L 16 August 1969 Huddersfield Town 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3033 Aston Villa Leeds Road L 🟥 16 Aug 1969, Villa 0-2 Huddersfield, Leeds Road 19 August 1969 Carlisle United 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3034 Aston Villa Chico Hamilton, 51 Brunton Park D https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3034 23 August 1969 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3035 Swindon Town Villa Park L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3035 27 August 1969 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3036 Leicester City Villa Park L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3036 30 August 1969 Middlesbrough 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3037 Aston Villa Ayresome Park L 6 September 1969 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3039 Millwall Dave Rudge 64, 66 Villa Park D 13 September 1969 Watford 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3040 Aston Villa Vicarage Road L 17 September 1969 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3041 Aston Villa Bruce Rioch 63 Burnden Park L 20 September 1969 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3042 Hull City Brian Godfrey 30; Lew Chatterley 70; Dave Rudge 77 Villa Park W 27 September 1969 Portsmouth 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3043 Aston Villa Fratton Park D 4 October 1969 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3044 Preston North End Villa Park D 8 October 1969 Aston Villa 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3045 Huddersfield Town Brian Godfrey 11; Brian Tiler 34; Barrie Hole 56; Lionel Martin 80 Villa Park W 11 October 1969 Cardiff City 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3046 Aston Villa Ninian Park L 18 October 1969 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3047 Birmingham City Villa Park D In the Second City derby Villa drew at home and won away.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History 6 August 2023 25 October 1969 Oxford United 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3048 Aston Villa Pat McMahon 11, 42 D 1 November 1969 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3049 Queens Park Rangers Dave Simmons 78 Villa Park D 8 November 1969 Bristol City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3050 Aston Villa L 12 November 1969 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3051 Carlisle United Dave Rudge 79 Villa Park W 15 November 1969 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3052 Blackpool Villa Park D 19 November 1969 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3053 Bolton Wanderers Lionel Martin 18; Bruce Rioch 67; Willie Anderson 70 Villa Park W 22 November 1969 Sheffield United 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3054 Aston Villa L 6 December 1969 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3055 Aston Villa L 13 December 1969 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3056 Watford Villa Park L 26 December 1969 Swindon Town 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3057 Aston Villa George Curtis 48 D 17 January 1970 Aston Villa 3–5 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3060 Portsmouth Bruce Rioch 18; Willie Anderson 36; Bruce Rioch 84 Villa Park L On 19 January 1970, with Villa bottom of the Second Division, manager Tommy Docherty was sacked.Docherty dismissed by Aston Villa board, GEOFFREY GREEN, 20 January 1970, The Times, Issue: 57772 31 January 1970 Preston North End 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3061 Aston Villa Lew Chatterley 40 D 7 February 1970 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3062 Cardiff City Bruce Rioch 87 Villa Park D 14 February 1970 Norwich City 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3063 Aston Villa Willie Anderson 42 L 21 February 1970 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3064 Bristol City Villa Park L 25 February 1970 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3065 Charlton Athletic Own Goal 37 Villa Park W 28 February 1970 Queens Park Rangers 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3066 Aston Villa Willie Anderson 14 pen.; Lew Chatterley 79 L 10 March 1970 Hull City 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3067 Aston Villa George Curtis, 50 L 14 March 1970 Charlton Athletic 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3068 Aston Villa L 16 March 1970 Millwall 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3069 Aston Villa L 21 March 1970 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3070 Blackburn Rovers George Curtis, 9 Villa Park D 28 March 1970 Blackpool 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3071 Aston Villa Chico Hamilton 65 L 30 March 1970 Birmingham City 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3072 Aston Villa Bruce Rioch 14; Pat McMahon 81 W In the Second City derby Villa drew at home and won away. 31 March 1970 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3073 Oxford United Villa Park D 4 April 1970 Leicester City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3074 Aston Villa L 8 April 1970 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3075 Middlesbrough Willie Anderson 24; Brian Godfrey 64 Villa Park W 13 April 1970 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3076 Sheffield United Pat McMahon 69 Villa Park W Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1969–70 FA Cup Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled Saturday, 3 January 1970, but three were played at later dates. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays, with York City and Cardiff City requiring a second replay at Birmingham City's St Andrew's ground. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate9Aston Villa1–1Charlton Athletic3 January 1970ReplayCharlton Athletic1–0Aston Villa12 January 1970 League Cup 1969–70 League Cup First round Date Home team Score Away team Home Scorers Away Scorers Attendance13 August 1969Chester 1–2 Aston VillaDeardenMcMahon, Hamilton10,510 Second round Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 1–2 West Bromwich Albion 3 September 1969 Players Bruce Rioch (154) moved to Aston Villa in July 1969 for a fee of £100,000, then a record fee paid by a Second Division side. Tommy Docherty, then Manager saw two Zambians, Emment Kapengwe (3) and Freddie Mwila (1) in action and signed them on. They arrived in Birmingham in August 1969 and signed for Villa for two years. There, they met Brian Tiler (107) who would later coach the Zambian national team. Kapengwe and Mwila Neil Brown's Aston Villa Player Registry became the second and third black players to represent Villa since Willie Clarke in 1901. Other debut appearances included Chico Hamilton (208), Andy Lochhead (131), Pat McMahon (130), Jimmy Brown (75), George Curtis (51), Neil Rioch (22), John Phillips (15), Evan Williams (12), and Brian Rowan (1).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Results were not very good and Villa were relegated to the third division. Docherty left the team and the Zambian duo decided to return home after nine months with Villa. References Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season