Game #2970
Aston Villa
13-3-13, 29 PTS
Saturday, 2 March 1968


Won
13th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Millwall
9-14-9, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,886
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Millwall

Assist(s) | Dave Rudge | 42' |
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 March 1968
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Bryan Conlan
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Willie Anderson, pen
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-1, Willie Anderson, Assist by Dave Rudge
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Millwall
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 3-1, Tommy Mitchinson
🚑 | 54' Player retires from field of play with injury (Millwall), Lawrie Lesley
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Millwall
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
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 March 1968
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in five to make it thirteen wins, three draws and thirteen defeats in twenty nine League games so far this season.
Villa win for the first time in five as they beat seventh placed Millwall to climb to joint twelfth, ten points clear of the relegation places and eleven off the final promotion place.
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Millwall


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 2 March 1968
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🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Geoffrey Roper | 🏴 | Stowmarket, 1964-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 32 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 15 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Geoffrey Roper | 🏴 | Stowmarket, 1964-1968
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
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Rudge replaces Dave Roberts.
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.98 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 27.85 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.13 |
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968

Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Benny Fenton | 🏴 |

Millwall
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 | ❌ |
RB John Gilchrist | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
D Dennis Burnett | 🏴 |
LB Harry Cripps | 🏴 |
M Ken Jones | 🏴 |
M Derek Possee | 🏴 |
M George Jacks | 🏴 |
W Billy Neil | 🏴 |
W Keith Weller | 🏴 |
F Bryan Conlon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Harry Cripps | 🏴 |
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

🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, 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
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park

