Game #2952
Aston Villa
4-1-8, 9 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1967
19th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 🔴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Team News
Bobby Park and Johnny MacLeod replace Dave Rudge and Graham Parker.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 28.93 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.68 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 1961-67 🕒 260 | ✅ 260 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 | #485 |
Won
3-2
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 20' | Brian Greenhalgh | 29' | Tommy Mitchinson | 47' |
Assist(s) | Tommy Mitchinson | 29' | Brian Godfrey | 47' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Gerry Ingram
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-1, Willie Anderson
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Tommy Mitchinson
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackpool
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 3-1, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 3-2, (Blackpool), Alan Suddick
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Blackpool
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 21 October 1967
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Linesmen: J. Hunting; T. R. Mason
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 52 | 🟩 W25 (48% ) | 🟨 D12 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L15 (29% ) | ⚽ 105 | 🥅 81 | GD 24
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 14 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 1 🟥 9 | 0.93
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Division Two
Blackpool
9-2-2, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,628
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
W Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
F Gerry Ingram | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Stan Mortensen | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Gerry Ingram | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Robson | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win successive games for the first time since November 1966 and for the first time under his stewardship to make it four wins, a draw and eight defeats in thirteen League games so far this season.
Meanwhile, in a surprise turn of events, centre back John Sleeuwenhoek made his final appearance for Villa aged just 23 before moving on to Birmingham City in November 1967. Sleeuwenhoek played for Villa between 1960-61 and 1967-68 making 260 appearances, scoring once. A teenage prodigy for Villa, Sleeuwenhoek was never to be the same player again once he’d crossed the city,
What they Said
“There has been a 100 per cent improvement in the team since the start of the season.
“The players are giving me the effort I want.
“I’m particularly pleased that we pulled off this victory against Blackpool by playing attacking football.
“Obviously, there is still a lot of hard work to be done, but we are beginning to look like a real team and I think we have turned the corner.
“This boy Greenhalgh is only 20, and I’m certain he’s going to be a great centre forward.
“The inside forward trio are now looking pretty good with Mitchinson supplying the passes and Greenhalgh and Godfrey snapping up the chances.”
Tommy Cummings.
