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
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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 1 April 1968