Game #2941
Aston Villa
1-0-2, 2 PTS

Saturday, 26 August 1967
12th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF John Inglis | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
Dave Rudge replaces John Inglis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 34.30 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 19.61 |
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.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in twelve games and the first time under his stewardship to make it one win and two defeats so far this season.

Won
3-1
🟩 26 Aug 1967, Villa 3-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dave Rudge | 13' | Barry Stobart | 20' | Willie Anderson | 48' |
Assist(s) | Barry Stobart | 13' | Willie Anderson | 20' | Johnny MacLeod | 48' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Dave Rudge, Assist by Barry Stobart
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 2-0, Barry Stobart, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Rotherham United
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 3-0, Willie Anderson, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 3-1, (Rotherham United), Les Chappell
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Rotherham United
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 26 August 1967

Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1967-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1967-1975
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Rotherham United
0-0-2, 0 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 13,673
GK Alan Hill | 🏴 |
RB Harold Wilcockson | 🏴 |
CB John Haselden | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
LB Colin Clish | 🏴 |
CH Billy Thompson | 🏴 |
M Chris Rabjohn | 🏴 |
W Keith Pring | 🏴 |
F Les Chappell | 🏴 |
F Les Bradd | 🏴 |
CF Laurie Sheffield | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
FB Mick Harrity | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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