Game #2967
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 February 1968
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Substitutes
🔁 | CF John Woodward | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 70' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Team News
Tommy Cummings names the same line up for the third successive game for the first time this season.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.56 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.25 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.01 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-1
🟥 17 Feb 1968, Villa 0-1 Rotherham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Rotherham United
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, John Woodward
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 0-1, (Rotherham United), Jim Storrie
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Rotherham United
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Saturday, 17 February 1968
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1970
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Arthur Dimond | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1970
Linesmen: D. E. Bradbury; T. R. Hall
Previous 5 vs. Rotherham: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 9 | 🟩 W6 (67% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L3 (33% ) | ⚽ 17 | 🥅 8 | GD 9
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 29 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 2 🟥 14 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
FA Cup
Rotherham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,442
GK Alan Hill | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Swift | 🏴 |
CB Neil Hague | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler (ft) | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M John Shepherd | 🏴 |
M David Bentley | 🏴 |
W Andy Wilson | 🏴 |
F Les Chappell | 🏴 |
F Jim Storrie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Steve Downes | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Alan Hill | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Trevor Swift | 🏴 |
CB Neil Hague | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler (ft) | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M John Shepherd | 🏴 |
M David Bentley | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Andy Wilson | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Les Chappell | 🏴 |
F Jim Storrie | 🏴 |
F Steve Downes | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa lose to bottom side Rotherham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Tommy Cummings' Villa fail to score for the second successive game and suffer two defeats on the bounce for the first time since November as Rotherham knock them out of the FA Cup.
What they Said
