Game #2959
Aston Villa
8-2-10, 18 PTS
Saturday, 23 December 1967
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
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
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Team News
Tommy Cummings names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 27.78 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.85 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 23 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
Scorer(s) | Brian Greenhalgh | 80' | Tommy Mitchinson | 87' |
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 80' | 87' |
Match Timeline
🕔 | HT Rotherham United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-0, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕔 | FT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 23 December 1967
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1966-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1966-1967
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 8 | 🟩 W6 (75% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(75% ) | 🟥 L2 (25% ) | ⚽ 17 | 🥅 7 | GD 10
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 2 🟥 11 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Division Two
Rotherham United
3-4-12, 10 PTS
Millmoor
Attendance: 10,252
GK Alan Hill | 🏴 |
FB Mick Harrity | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler (ft) | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Swift | 🏴 |
M Graham Parker (ex) | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M John Shepherd | 🏴 |
M David Bentley | 🏴 |
W Charlie Crickmore | 🏴 |
W Andy Wilson | 🏴 |
F Les Chappell | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Chris Rabjohn | 🏴 |
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: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa score two late breakaway goals to beat bottom side Rotherham and climb to joint 16th in the table, five points clear of the relegation places.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the third time in four to make it eight wins, two draws and ten defeats in twenty League games so far this season.
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