Game #2963
Saturday, 20 January 1968
Attendance: 19,560
Won
Division Two
14th= (+2)
Charlton Athletic
WLWWW
Villa Park
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.
Aston Villa
4-1
Charlton Athletic
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
1’ Debut, John Dunn
1’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny MacLeod, 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
FIXTURE HISTORY
Charlton Athletic
Previous 5 vs. Charlton: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 20 January 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ricky Nicholson | 🏴 | Manchester, 1964-1972
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ricky Nicholson | 🏴 | Manchester, 1964-1972
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
John Dunn makes his debut in place of Colin Withers.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.15 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 29.18 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 20.93 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings
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 |
Charlton Athletic
Wright, Curtis, Kinsey, Went, King, Reeves, Booth, Campbell (g), Gregory (ex), Bolland, Peacock.
Manager: Eddie Firmani.
SUBSTITUTES
F John Woodward for F Brian Godfrey | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Peter Broadbent
Colin Withers
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 22 January 1968