Game #2972
Aston Villa
13-3-15, 29 PTS
Saturday, 16 March 1968
Blackpool
1-0
Aston Villa
Division Two
Blackpool
16-10-6, 42 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,361
Lost
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 March 1968
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Dick Edwards
🕔 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Peter Broadbent, Sub on, Bobby Park
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Gordon Milne
🕔 | FT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa lose for the fifth time in seven to make it thirteen wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in thirty one League games so far this season.
Meanwhile, defender Dick Edwards made his Villa debut aged 25 after moving from Mansfield Town for a fee of £30,000 earlier this month.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #34 |
Saturday, 16 March 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ron Barker | 🏴 | Crewe, 1967-1971
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
🕒 34 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 17 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Barker | 🏴 | Crewe, 1967-1971
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Charlie Aitken, Peter Broadbent, Brian Greenhalgh and Dick Edwards (debut) replace Mick Wright, Bobby Park, Dave Rudge and John Woodward.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 34.86 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.08 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Mortensen | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e3b00ba7488c496b98dba757dd321532~mv2.gif)
Blackpool
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB Terry Alcock | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
RH Gordon Milne | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
W Graham Oates | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
CF Tom White | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | W Graham Oates | 🏴 | (F Gerry Ingram | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e3b00ba7488c496b98dba757dd321532~mv2.gif)
Not Reported
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
🟢 CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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