Game #2963
Aston Villa
11-2-11, 24 PTS
Saturday, 20 January 1968
Won
15th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Charlton Athletic
6-8-10, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,560
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Charlton Athletic
Assist(s) | Lew Chatterley | 1' | Brian Godfrey | 55' | Tommy Mitchinson | 66' |
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 January 1968
🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Dunn
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Lew Chatterley, 80 seconds
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Charlton Athletic
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Brian Godfrey
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 3-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Tommy Mitchinson
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Brian Godfrey, Sub on, John Woodward
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 3-1, (Charlton Athletic), Campbell
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 4-1, John Woodward
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Charlton Athletic
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 January 1968
Villa win a third consecutive League game for the second time under Tommy Cummings and collect their nineteenth point in thirteen matches to climb to a season high fourteenth in the table, ten points clear of the relegation places.
Tommy Cummings' Villa record three successive wins for the second time this season to make it eleven wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty four League games so far this season.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper John Dunn made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Torquay United earlier this month for a fee of £8,000.
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK John Dunn | 🏴 | #527 | £8,000 signing from Torquay
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 20 January 1968
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🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ricky Nicholson | 🏴 | Manchester, 1968-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 2 🟥 12 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ricky Nicholson | 🏴 | Manchester, 1968-1972
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Dunn makes his debut in place of Colin Withers.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.15 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.18 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.93 |
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 | 🟢 |
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
Eddie Firmani | 🇮🇹 |
Charlton Athletic
GK Charlie Wright | 🏴 |
RB Bob Curtis | 🏴 |
CB Paul Went | 🏴 |
CB Peter Reeves | 🏴 |
LB Brian Kinsey | 🏴 |
CH Ian King | 🏴 |
M Dennis Booth | 🏴 |
M Alan Campbell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Harry Gregory | 🏴 |
M Gordon Bolland | 🏴 |
M Keith Peacock | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John Woodward | 🏴 | ⚽ | for CF Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB John Keirs | 🏴 |
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
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF John Woodward | 🏴 | | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
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
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 20 Jan 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park