Game #2939
Saturday, 19 August 1967
Attendance: 19,408
Lost
Division Two
Norwich City
LLLLL
Carrow Road
Villa lose in Tommy Cummings' first game in charge to make it five successive League defeats.
Norwich City
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
33’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Curran
HT Norwich City 1-0 Aston Villa
FT Norwich City 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' first game in charge ends in defeat as Villa make it five successive defeats, no win in ten and eight losses.
Aston Villa
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 19 August 1967
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Tommy Cummings |
Referee | Peter Bye, Bedford |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Bye
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.46 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 34.28 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 20.58 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Tindall |
M Lew Chatterley |
M Bobby Park |
M Willie Anderson |
W Johnny MacLeod |
F Peter Broadbent |
CF Barry Stobart |
Norwich City
Keelan (ex), Stringer, Mullett, Lucas, Brown, Bolland, Heath, Bryceland, Sheffield, Curran (g), Kenning.
Manager: Lol Morgan.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF John Inglis |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We have the nucleus but we definitely need an attacker with more punch.”
Tommy Cummings.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 21 August 1967