Game #2979
Aston Villa
15-5-18, 35 PTS
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
Aston Villa
1-0
Portsmouth
Division Two
Portsmouth
17-13-8, 47 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,774
Won
14th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Brian Greenhalgh |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Portsmouth
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Dave Rudge, Assist by Brian Greenhalgh
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in four to make it fifteen wins, five draws and eighteen defeats in thirty eight League games 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 DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 5 🟥 20 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Bobby Park replaces Alan Deakin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.21 |
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 Bobby Park | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
FB Mike Travers | 🏴 |
RB Roy Pack | 🏴 |
LB George Ley | 🏴 |
WH Harry Harris | 🏴 |
CH Frank Haydock | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴 |
W John McClelland | 🏴 |
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
F Mike Treblicock | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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