Game #2958
Aston Villa
7-2-10, 16 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1967
Won
18th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 16,508
Norwich City
Villa Park
11-2-8, 24 PTS
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.
Aston Villa
4-2
Norwich City
Assist(s) | John Woodward | 15' | Willie Anderson | 36' | Brian Godfrey | 55' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 December 1967
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by John Woodward
🥅 | 19' Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), John Manning
🥅 | 26' Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Tommy Bryceland
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-2, John Woodward, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Norwich City
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-2, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Brian Godfrey
⚽ | 69' Goal, 4-2, Brian Greenhalgh
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Norwich City
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the second time in three to make it seven wins, two draws and ten defeats in nineteen League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Norwich City
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 16 December 1967
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Counsell | 🏴 | Somerset, -1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 2 🟥 11 | 1.15
Career Form:
Bottom 8
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Counsell | 🏴 | Somerset, -1967
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
David Counsell
CARDS
Villa
None
Norwich City
None
TEAM NEWS
Mick Wright (first appearance in 9 after injury) and John Woodward replace Johnny MacLeod and Keith Bradley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.65 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 27.76 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.83 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Joe Mullett | 🏴 |
D Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
RH Mal Lucas | 🏴 |
CH Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CH Freddie Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Tommy Bryceland | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mike Kenning (ex) | 🏴 |
W Ken Foggo | 🏴 |
F Hugh Curran | 🏴 |
CF John Manning | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Terry Allcock | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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