Game #2959
Saturday, 23 December 1967
Attendance: 10,252
Won
Division Two
16th= (+1)
Rotherham United
LWDWW
Millmoor
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.
Rotherham United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 80' | 87' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
HT Rotherham United 0-0 Aston Villa
80’ Goal, 0-1, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Charlie Aitken
87’ Goal, 0-2, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Charlie Aitken
FT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Rotherham United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 23 December 1967
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Tommy Cummings |
Referee | Peter Bye, Bedford |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWDWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Bye
CARDS
Villa
Rotherham United
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 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings
MANAGER
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 |
Rotherham United
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Johnny MacLeod |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Peter Broadbent
UNAVAILABLE
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