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
Matches
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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
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).
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.
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