Aston Villa's 1967-68 season

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Season 79 | 1967-68

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The Story of 1967-68

19 August 1967, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.

Villa lose in Tommy Cummings' first game in charge to make it five successive League defeats.

23 August 1967, Villa 1-3 Plymouth, Home Park.

Villa open their second division campaign with successive defeats under Tommy Cummings.

26 August 1967, Villa 3-1 Rotherham, Villa Park.

Villa win for the first time under Tommy Cummings on his home debut to sit joint twelfth in the second division table after three games.

28 August 1967, Villa 0-1 Plymouth, Villa Park.

Tommy Cummings’ Villa put on a keystone cops style match as judgement is questioned on and off the pitch. Villa lose for the third time in four games but that is just the start. Peter Broadbent is injured and limps off before half time but isn’t replaced until the start of the second half. Before that, Willie Anderson’s scissor kick seems destined for goal until Barry Stobart tries to help it in and sends it onto the bar and over. The thing is this wasn’t just a bad day, it was already a bad four games.

2 September 1967, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground.

Four defeats in five for Tommy Cummings' side despite an early lead through Barry Stobart.

5 September 1967, Villa 0-3 QPR, Loftus Road.

Villa are heavily beaten at Loftus Road to leave them 20th in the table after five defeats in six games under Tommy Cummings.

9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.

Villa win for the second time in seven games under Tommy Cummings thanks to a first half Bobby Park strike that's sends Villa joint 17th in the table.

13 September 1967, League Cup, Villa 1-3 Northampton, County Ground.

Villa fall three behind as they are bundled out of the League Cup by third division Northampton as Mick Wright is dropped following his transfer request earlier in the day. Troubles mount on and off the pitch for Tommy Cummings. Wright, having played 142 games for Villa since his debut aged 16 cites his tiredness of playing in a struggling team whilst Dave Pountney - who after more then 100 appearances had made just one League appearance this season - also hands in a transfer request in the search for first team football.

16 September 1967, Villa 0-3 Charlton, The Valley.

Villa lose for the seventh time in nine games under Tommy Cummings as they concede three goals for fifth time this season to leave them languishing in eighteenth with little sign of an upturn.

23 September 1967, Villa 0-1 Palace, Villa Park.

Villa lose for the seventh time in nine League games and fail to score for the fifth time under Tommy Cummings as they fall to joint 20th in the table and only out of the relegation places on goal average.

30 September 1967, Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.

Villa record their first away point of the season but lose Mick Wright to a broken leg as Alan Deakin also needs stitches in a gashed leg but in better news Brian Godfrey scores on debut to leave Villa one of five clubs in joint 18th and out of the relegation places on goal average.

7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park

Brian Greenhalgh and Brian Godfrey score on their home debuts to put Villa two up after half an hour but Tommy Cummings’ side collapse to their eighth defeat in eleven second division games in a typically aggressive display from neighbours Birmingham. Villa fall back to joint 19th in the table and remain out of the relegation places on goal average.

14 October 1967, Villa 2-1 Millwall, The Den

Brian Godfrey scores for the third successive game since his debut and Brian Greenhalgh for the second consecutive match as Villa win for the first time in six to record their third win in twelve second division games under Tommy Cummings. Villa sit joint eighteenth, one point clear of the relegation places. The game though is notable for the referee being attacked by Millwall fans and leaving the field unconscious on a stretcher.

21 October 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park

Villa win successive games for the first time under Tommy Cummings as they beat League leaders Blackpool with three spectacutar goals as Cummings’ three signings Greenhalgh, Godfrey and Mitchinson come good again. As a result Villa climb to joint 17th in the table but sit fourth from bottom on goal average three points clear of the relegation places.

4 November 1967, Villa 1-0 Carlisle, Villa Park.

Villa’s remarkable upturn in form since the signings of Brian Godfrey and Greenhalgh continues as they record a third successive win under Tommy Cummings to remain joint seventeenth in the table and are now five points clear of the relegation places.

11 November 1967, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road.

Lew Chatterley suffers injury after 23’ but remains on the pitch until hall time but his loss leads directly to Ipswich’s goals after the promotion chasers had been well held in the first half. Villa remain joint 17th in the table but are now only three points clear of the relegation places.

18 November 1967, Villa 2-3 Hull, Villa Park

Villa climb into a two goal lead only to concede three in the final sixteen minutes to lose successive games despite Brian Greenhalgh scoring his fifth goals in seven games under Tommy Cummings. Villa remain joint 17th in the table but are now just two points clear of the relegation places.

25 November 1967, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Burnden Park

Villa bounce back from successive defeats to win at Burnden as the Brian Greenhalgh goalscoring juggernaught continues as Villa remain joint 17th in the table and extend the gap to the relegation places to three points.

2 December 1967, Villa 0-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park.

Villa are held to a goalless draw by a defensive Huddersfield side and fall to 19th but extend the gap to the relegation places to four points.

16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.

John Woodward plays his first game for fourteen months after injury and helps inspire Villa to a second victory in three unbeaten games as they come from behind to beat Norwich at Villa Park and climb back to joint 17th in the table, four points off the relegation places.

23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.

Villa score two late breakaway goals to beat bottom side Rotherham and climb to joint 16th in the table, five points clear of the relegation places.

26 December 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian Park.

Villa lose to a Cardiff side who are reduce to ten men through injury after 50 minutes and are forced to play with nine for the final twenty.

30 December 1967, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park.

Villa gain swift revenge for their defeat at Ninian Park to beat Cardiff and make 16th place in the table their own, seven points clear of the relegation places in the final game of 1967.

6 January 1968, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park.

Villa earn their seventeenth point in twelve games under Tommy Docherty as they come from behind to beat Derby as Johnny MacLeod scores the winner direct from a corner kick. Villa remain 16th in the table but are now nine points clear of the relegation places.

20 January 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park.

Villa win a third consecutive League game for the second time under Tommy Cummings and collect their nineteenth point in thirteen matches to climb to a season high fourteenth in the table, ten points clear of the relegation places.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	EFL Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division Two	16th	4th Round	2nd Round	4-1 vs. Charlton Athletic (h), Division One

Top Scorer	Most Appearances	Most Starts
13 \| Brian Godfrey	45 \| Lew Chatterley, Willie Anderson	45 \| Lew Chatterley, Willie Anderson

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager	P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
19 Aug 1967	Ongoing	Tommy Cummings	45	16	7	22	23	36%	49%	51%	20%	1.22

Manager	Chairman	Chief Executive
Tommy Cummings	Norman Smith	Fred Archer

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
45	16	7	22	58	68	-10	0.85	1.29	1.51	9	20%	36%	49%	23	51%	1.22

Results - League

Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
16th	42	15	7	20	54	64	37	-10	1.29	1.52	0.84	8	19%	36%	48%	52%	1.24

Sequences

Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
5	3	4	5	4

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42	22	15	5	79	44	35	59
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	25	8	9	67	36	31	58
3	Blackpool	42	24	10	8	71	43	28	58
4	Birmingham City	42	19	14	9	83	51	32	52
5	Portsmouth	42	18	13	11	68	55	13	49
6	Middlesbrough	42	17	12	13	60	54	6	46
7	Millwall	42	14	17	11	62	50	12	45
8	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	11	15	56	49	7	43
9	Norwich City	42	16	11	15	60	65	-5	43
10	Carlisle United	42	14	13	15	58	52	6	41
11	Crystal Palace	42	14	11	17	56	56	0	39
12	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	13	16	60	63	-3	39
13	Cardiff City	42	13	12	17	60	66	-6	38
14	Huddersfield Town	42	13	12	17	46	61	-15	38
15	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	63	68	-5	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	7	20	54	64	-10	37
17	Hull City	42	12	13	17	58	73	-15	37
18	Derby County	42	13	10	19	71	78	-7	36
19	Bristol City	42	13	10	19	48	62	-14	36
20	Preston North End	42	12	11	19	43	65	-22	35
21	Rotherham United	42	10	11	21	42	76	-34	31
22	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	9	24	38	72	-34	27

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division Two	19 Aug 1967	Norwich City	1-0	Aston Villa			L	2981
Division Two	23 Aug 1967	Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Aston Villa			L	2982
Division Two	26 Aug 1967	Aston Villa	3-1	Rotherham United	W			2983
Division Two	28 Aug 1967	Aston Villa	0-1	Plymouth Argyle			L	2984
Division Two	2 Sep 1967	Derby County	3-1	Aston Villa			L	2985
Division Two	5 Sep 1967	Queens Park Rangers	3-0	Aston Villa			L	2986
Division Two	9 Sep 1967	Aston Villa	1-0	Preston North End	W			2987
League Cup 2nd Round	13 Sep 1967	Northampton Town	3-1	Aston Villa			L	2988
Division Two	16 Sep 1967	Charlton Athletic	3-0	Aston Villa			L	2989
Division Two	23 Sep 1967	Aston Villa	0-1	Crystal Palace			L	2990
Division Two	30 Sep 1967	Middlesbrough	1-1	Aston Villa		D		2991
Division Two	7 Oct 1967	Aston Villa	2-4	Birmingham City			L	2992
Division Two	14 Oct 1967	Millwall	1-2	Aston Villa	W			2993
Division Two	21 Oct 1967	Aston Villa	3-2	Blackpool	W			2994
Division Two	4 Nov 1967	Aston Villa	1-0	Carlisle United	W			2995
Division Two	11 Nov 1967	Ipswich Town	2-1	Aston Villa			L	2996
Division Two	18 Nov 1967	Aston Villa	2-3	Hull City			L	2997

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Season 79 | 1967-68