Game #2961
Aston Villa
9-2-11, 20 PTS
Saturday, 30 December 1967
Aston Villa
2-1
Cardiff City
Division Two
Cardiff City
7-7-10, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,667
Won
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Bobby Park | 61' | 78' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 December 1967
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Norman Dean
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Cardiff City
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Bobby Park
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-1, Willie Anderson, Assist by Bobby Park
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the fourth time in six to make it nine wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty two League games so far this season. As a result Villa end the year in vastly improved form from the early spell under Cummings and have a realistic chance of consolidating their position in division two.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 30 December 1967
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: R. A. Paine | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1965-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 2 🟥 12 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: R. A. Paine | 🏴 | Southall, 1965-1967
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 16 October 1965, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Charlie Aitken and Johnny MacLeod replace Barry Ansell and John Woodward.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.43 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.12 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.87 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Bob Wilson (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Ferguson | 🏴 |
D Steve Derrett | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
LH Brian Harris | 🏴 |
M Malcolm Clarke | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
W Barrie Jones | 🏴 |
F Norman Dean | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter King | 🏴 |
F John Toshack | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Gary Bell | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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