Game #2966
Saturday, 10 February 1968
Attendance: 22,724
Lost
Division Two
14th (-1)
Middlesbrough
WWWWL
Villa Park
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.
Aston Villa
0-1
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None |
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HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
51’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Arthur Horsfield
FT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
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
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
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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
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 |
Middlesbrough
Whigham, Jones, Spraggon, Gates, Worthington, Masson, McNeill, Kear, Hickton, Crossan, Horsfield (g).
Manager: Stan Anderson.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Woodward |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Peter Broadbent
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, 12 February 1968