Game #2981
Aston Villa
15-7-18, 37 PTS
Saturday, 27 April 1968
Drew
13th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 7,489
Huddersfield Town
Leeds Road
13-11-16, 37 PTS
Huddersfield Town
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa extend their unbeaten run to four games and three draws but it is another poor performance from two sides suspended in mid table purely by virtue of having played more games than their rivals.
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Saturday, 27 April 1968
🕔 | HT Huddersfield Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Mick Wright, Sub on, Bobby Park
🕔 | FT Huddersfield Town 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa make it three unbeaten and fifteen wins, seven draws and eighteen defeats in forty League games this season.
Meanwhile, winger Johnny MacLeod made his final appearance for Villa at the age of 29 before moving to KV Mechelen of Belgium in July.
MacLeod played for Villa between 1964-65 and 1967-68 making 140 appearances and scoring 18 goals.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 27 April 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 7 🟥 20 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Dagnall | 🏴 | Bolton, 1955-1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ken Dagnall
CARDS
Villa
None
Huddersfield Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Deakin and Johnny MacLeod replace Bobby Park and Dave Rudge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.62 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.20 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tom Johnston | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK John Oldfield | 🏴 |
LB Billy Legg | 🏴 |
CB Roy Ellam | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 |
W Colin Dobson | 🏴 |
W Brian Hill | 🏴 |
F Joe Harper | 🏴 |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
F Paul Aimson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Ray Mielczarek | 🏴 |
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
🔴 W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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