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League

1968-69

Division Two

Second Division
18th of 22

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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🟥 10 Aug 1968, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 79' (pen) |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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16th=

🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Woodward | 84' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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16th= (-)

🟨 19 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Millwall, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 26' (pen) |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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17th= (-1)

🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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14th= (+3)

🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | John Woodward | 73' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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19th= (-5)

🟥 31 Aug 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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19th= (-)

🟥 7 Sep 1968, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | Mike Ferguson | 86' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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19th= (-)

🟨 14 Sep 1968, Villa 1-1 Hull, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 46' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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19th= (-)

🟥 18 Sep 1968, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden

Scorer(s) | Brian Godfrey | 64' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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21st (-2)

🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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21st (-)

🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Barrie Hole | 42' | Brian Godfrey | 83' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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20th= (+1)

🟨 5 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian

Scorer(s) | Brian Godfrey | 72' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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20th= (-)

🟥 8 Oct 1968, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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20th= (-)

🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 78' (pen) |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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21st (-1)

🟨 19 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

Scorer(s) | Lew Chatterley | 3' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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21st= (-)

🟨 26 Oct 1968, Villa 0-0 Carlisle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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21st= (-)

🟥 2 Nov 1968, Villa 1-3, Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Scorer(s) | Mike Ferguson | 3' |

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1968-69
Tommy Cummings | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1967-1968
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22nd (-1)

🟥 9 Nov 1968, Villa 0-1, Preston, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Arthur Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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22nd (-)

🟥 16 Nov 1968, Villa 0-2, Portsmouth, Fratton

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Arthur Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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22nd (-)

🟩 23 Nov 1968, Villa 1-0, Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 73' |

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1968-69
Arthur Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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22nd (-)

🟥 30 Nov 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane

Scorer(s) | John Woodward | 50' | Willie Anderson | 59' |

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1968-69
Arthur Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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22nd (-)

🟨 7 Dec 1968, Villa 0-0 Charlton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Arthur Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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22nd (-)

🟥 14 Dec 1968, Villa 2-4 Palace, Selhurst

Scorer(s) | Lionel Martin | 75' | Dick Edwards | 88' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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21st (+1)

🟩 21 Dec 1968, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dick Edwards | 4' | Barrie Hole | 82' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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20th (+1)

🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Barrie Hole | 31' | Brian Tiler | 70' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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19th (+1)

🟩 28 Dec 1968, Villa 1-0 Carlisle, Brunton Park

Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 65' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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18th (+1)

🟩 11 Jan 1969, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Barrie Hole | 8' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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18th (-)

🟥 18 Jan 1969, Villa 0-1 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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18th (-)

🟩 1 Feb 1969, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dave Rudge | 53' | Brian Godfrey | 78' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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18th (-)

🟩 15 Feb 1969, Villa 1-0 Bury, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dave Rudge | 73' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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18th (-)

🟨 22 Feb 1969, Villa 1-1 Charlton, The Valley

Scorer(s) | Dave Simmons | 4' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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15th (+3)

🟩 1 Mar 1969, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Barrie Hole | 4' | Dave Simmons | 58' | 69' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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14th= (-)

🟨 4 Mar 1969, Villa 0-0 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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13th (+2)

🟨 8 Mar 1969, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 15' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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13th (-)

🟨 15 Mar 1969, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dave Simmons | 39' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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12th (+1)

🟨 22 Mar 1969, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield

Scorer(s) | Brian Godfrey | 2' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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15th (-3)

🟥 29 Mar 1969, Villa 0-1 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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14th (+1)

🟩 4 Apr 1969, Villa 1-0 Millwall, The Den

Scorer(s) | Lionel Martin | 83' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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14th (-)

🟥 5 Apr 1969, Villa 0-1 Oxford, Manor Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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15th (-1)

🟨 8 Apr 1969, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 14' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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14th (+1)

🟩 12 Apr 1969, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Dave Simmons | 55' |

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1968-69
Tommy Docherty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1968-1970
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18th (-4)

🟥 19 Apr 1969, Villa 0-1 Hull, Boothferry

Scorer(s) | None

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