Game #2973
Aston Villa
13-3-16, 29 PTS
Monday, 18 March 1968
Preston North End
2-1
Aston Villa
Division Two
Preston North End
Deepdale
Attendance: 17,043
Lost
15th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 5' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Brian Greenhalgh, scored his first goal in eleven after four games out but Villa lose a sixth in eight, Monday, 18 March 1968.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 18 March 1968
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), John Ritchie
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Willie Irvine
🕔 | HT Preston North End 2-1 Aston Villa
🕔 | FT Preston North End 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Alan Deakin.
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa lose three successive games and for the sixth time in eight to make it thirteen wins, three draws and sixteen defeats in thirty two League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Preston North End
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Monday, 18 March 1967
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 18 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Cummings names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 34.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.09 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
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
Harry Potts | 🏴 |
Preston North End
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB Bertie Patrick | 🏴 |
D Jim Smith | 🏴 |
CB Bill Cranston | 🏴 |
LB John Ritchie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 |
M Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
W Derek Temple | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Willie Irvine | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CF Ray Charnley | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M George Lyall | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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