Game #2978
Aston Villa
14-5-18, 33 PTS
Monday, 15 April 1968
Drew
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 26,045
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
17-13-7, 47 PTS
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dave Rudge | 31' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa earn a crucial point at Fratton Park to climb to joint thirteenth in the table and extend the gap to the relegation places to seven points with five games left to play.
KEY MAN
Brian Godfrey, scored his third in four games to earn Villa a draw, Monday, 15 April 1968.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 15 April 1968
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Frank Haydock
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Dave Rudge
🕔 | HT Portsmouth 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 48’ Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth), George Ley
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 2-2, (Portsmouth), Ron Tindall
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Keith Bradley
🕔 | FT Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa make it fourteen wins, five draws and eighteen defeats in thirty seven League games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Monday, 15 April 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 5 🟥 20 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Portsmouth
None
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Cummings names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.09 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.25 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Smith | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK John Milkins | 🏴 |
LB George Ley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
WH Harry Harris | 🏴 |
CH Frank Haydock | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Albert McCann | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴 |
W Nicky Jennings | 🏴 |
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
F Mike Treblicock | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 87' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Mike Travers | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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