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Game #2975

Saturday, 30 March 1968

Attendance: 8,861

Won

Division Two

13th= (+2)

Carlisle United

LLLLW

Brunton Park

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) | Not recorded |

KEY MAN

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MATCH TIMELINE

22’ Goal, 0-1, (Carlisle United), Garbutt
23’ Goal, 1-1, Dave Rudge
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

Carlisle United

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 |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLLW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

CARDS

Villa

None

Carlisle United

None

Unknown

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

Aston Villa

GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D 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

Brodie, Caldwell, McConnell, Garbutt (g), Marsland, McVitie, Barton, McIlmoyle, Balderstone, Sharp.

Manager: Tim Ward.

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Bobby Park |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 1 April 1968