Game #2975
Aston Villa
14-3-17, 31 PTS
Saturday, 30 March 1968
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 8,861
Carlisle United
Brunton Park
12-11-11, 35 PTS
Villa win for the first time in five second division games after four consecutive defeats as Tommy Cummings’ side climb back to joint 13th in the table but remain just five points off the relegation places with eight games left to play of what is described as a “Dismal season” by the local press.
Carlisle United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dick Edwards | 23' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 March 1968
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Carlisle United), Peter Garbutt
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-1, Dave Rudge, Assist by Dick Edwards
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Godfrey
🕔 | HT Carlisle United 1-2 Aston Villa
🕔 | FT Carlisle United 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in five to stop a run of four successive losses and make it fourteen wins, three draws and seventeen defeats in thirty four League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Carlisle United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Carlisle United
Previous 5 vs. Carlisle: 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 30 March 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Kick off: 6.30pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 3 🟥 19 | 1.30
Career Form:
Mid Table
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Laing | 🏴 | Preston, 1965-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
David Laing
CARDS
Villa
None
Carlisle United
None
TEAM NEWS
Colin Withers, Mick Wright, Dave Rudge, Fred Turnbull, Brian Greenhalgh and Dick Edwards replace John Dunn, Charlie Aitken, Bobby Park, Johnny MacLeod, Keith Bradley and John Woodward.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.62 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.04 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.20 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Tim Ward | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Carlisle United
GK Allan Ross | 🏴 |
FB John Brodie | 🏴 |
LB Terry Caldwell | 🏴 |
WH Peter McConnell | 🏴 |
LH Peter Garbutt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LH Gordon Marsland | 🏴 |
M Frank Barton | 🏴 |
M Chris Balderstone | 🏴 |
W George McVitie | 🏴 |
W Frank Sharp | 🏴 |
CF Hugh McIlmoyle | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Rudge | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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