1970–71 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1970–71 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	Vic Crowe
Stadium	Villa Park
Third Division	4th
FA Cup	first round
League Cup	runners up

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 postion in history.^[1] 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).^[2]

League Cup

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Fulham (P)	46	24	12	10	68	41	1.659	60	Promotion to the Second Division
3	Halifax Town	46	22	12	12	74	55	1.345	56	Qualification for the Watney Cup
4	Aston Villa	46	19	15	12	54	46	1.174	53
5	Chesterfield	46	17	17	12	66	38	1.737	51
6	Bristol Rovers	46	19	13	14	69	50	1.380	51

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Note	Scorers
15 August 1970	Chesterfield	A	3–2	—	Pat McMahon, Bruce Rioch (2)
22 August 1970	Plymouth	H	1–1	—	Pat McMahon
29 August 1970	Swansea City	A	2–1	—	Chico Hamilton, Pat McMahon
31 August 1970	Mansfield Town	H	0–1	—	—
5 September 1970	Doncaster Rovers	H	3–2	—	Andy Lochhead (2), Pat McMahon
12 September 1970	Barnsley	A	1–1	—	Dave Simmons
19 September 1970	Preston North End	H	2–0	—	Andy Lochhead (2)
23 September 1970	Gillingham	H	2–1	—	Chico Hamilton, Pat McMahon
26 September 1970	Wrexham	A	3–2	—	Andy Lochhead, Dave Gibson, Chico Hamilton (pen)
30 September 1970	Bristol Rovers	H	1–1	—	Andy Lochhead
3 October 1970	Brighton	H	0–0	—	—
10 October 1970	Rochdale	A	1–1	—	Andy Lochhead
17 October 1970	Chesterfield	H	0–0	—	—
19 October 1970	Port Vale	A	0–2	—	—
24 October 1970	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–0	—	Chico Hamilton
31 October 1970	Reading	A	5–3	—	Andy Lochhead, Brian Tiler, Pat McMahon, Willie Anderson (pen), Own goal
7 November 1970	Torquay United	H	0–1	Villa played Torquay for the first time in their 96 year history.^[3] Coincidentally the teams met again later that same month having been drawn in the FA Cup.^[4]	—
11 November 1970	Bury	H	1–0	—	Chico Hamilton
14 November 1970	Halifax Town	A	1–2	—	Fred Turnbull
28 November 1970	Fulham	A	2–0	—	Chico Hamilton, Pat McMahon
5 December 1970	Bradford City	H	1–0	—	Chico Hamilton
19 December 1970	Plymouth	A	1–1	—	Andy Lochhead
26 December 1970	Shrewsbury Town	H	2–0	—	Pat McMahon, Bruce Rioch
2 January 1971	Walsall	A	0–3	—	—
9 January 1971	Bristol Rovers	A	2–1	—	Bruce Rioch, Own goal
16 January 1971	Port Vale	H	1–0	—	Bruce Rioch
23 January 1971	Rotherham United	A	1–1	—	Chico Hamilton
30 January 1971	Fulham	H	1–0	—	Willie Anderson (pen)
6 February 1971	Bradford City	A	0–1	—	—
13 February 1971	Rotherham United	H	1–0	—	Willie Anderson
20 February 1971	Bury	A	1–3	—	Own goal
5 March 1971	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	—	Chico Hamilton
10 March 1971	Gillingham	A	0–0	—	—
13 March 1971	Halifax Town	H	1–1	—	Fred Turnbull
17 March 1971	Walsall	H	0–0	—	—
20 March 1971	Torquay United	A	1–1	—	Geoff Vowden
26 March 1971	Doncaster Rovers	A	1–2	—	Harry Gregory
3 April 1971	Swansea City	H	3–0	—	Geoff Vowden (2), Harry Gregory
9 April 1971	Brighton	A	0–1	—	—
10 April 1971	Shrewsbury Town	A	1–2	—	Fred Turnbull
12 April 1971	Barnsley	H	0–0	—	—
17 April 1971	Rochdale	H	1–0	—	Geoff Vowden
24 April 1971	Preston North End	A	0–0	—	—
26 April 1971	Mansfield Town	A	0–2	—	—
1 May 1971	Wrexham	H	3–4	—	Geoff Vowden, Brian Godfrey (2)
4 May 1971	Reading	H	2–1	—	Willie Anderson, Own goal

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

Players

Notes

References

^ Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/torquay-united
^ Lew Chatterley www.avfchistory.co.uk

[1] Saunders chosen as Aston Villa's new manager, 5 June 1974, The Times, Issue: 59107

[2] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[3] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/torquay-united

[LC-4] Lew Chatterley www.avfchistory.co.uk

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