Game #2966
Aston Villa
12-2-12, 26 PTS
Saturday, 10 February 1968
Lost
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 22,724
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
10-9-10, 29 PTS
Aston Villa
0-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose for the first time in six as they are beaten at home on the break by a defensive Boro side they can't get past. Villa fall to 14th in the table.
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Saturday, 10 February 1968
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Arthur Horsfield
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
A trademark dour, defensive Middlesbrough performance is unduly rewarded as Tommy Cummings' Villa lose for the first time in six to make it twelve wins, two draws and twelve defeats in twenty six League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 10 February 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 2 🟥 13 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Clive Thomas
CARDS
Villa
None
Middlesbrough
None
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Cummings names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.55 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.24 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.99 |
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
Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Willie Whigham | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Jones | 🏴 |
CB Bill Gates | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
LB Bob Worthington | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M Alan McNeill | 🇬🇧 |
W Mike Kear | 🏴 |
IF Johnny Crossan | 🇬🇧 |
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF John O'Rourke | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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