Game #2982
Aston Villa
15-7-19, 37 PTS
Saturday, 4 May 1968
Lost
13th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 15,301
Bristol City
Villa Park
13-10-18, 36 PTS
Aston Villa
2-4
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Tommy Mitchinson | 3' | Dave Rudge | 12' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose for the first time in five but have just one win in seven under Tommy Cummings as the local media once brand the performance as "pathetic".
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 May 1968
⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Tommy Mitchinson
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 1-1, (Bristol City), Jantzen Derrick
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 2-1, Lew Chatterley, Assist by Dave Rudge
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 2-2, (Bristol City), Chris Crowe
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 2-3, (Bristol City), Chris Garland
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-3 Bristol City
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 2-4, (Bristol City), Terry Bush
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 2-4 Bristol City
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa lose for the first time in four to make it fifteen wins, seven draws and nineteen defeats in forty one League games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bristol City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol City
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 May 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Harold Richards | 🏴 | Oldham, -1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 7 🟥 21 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Richards | 🏴 | Oldham, -1968
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Bristol City
None
TEAM NEWS
Dave Rudge and Charlie Aitken replace Mick Wright and Johnny MacLeod.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.14 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.30 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |
Bristol City
GK Barry Watling | 🏴 |
RB Trevor Jacobs | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
FB Alec Briggs | 🏴 |
RH Ken Wimshurst | 🏴 |
CH Jack Connor | 🏴 |
W Jantzen Derrick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Danny Bartley | 🏴 |
IF Johnny Quigley | 🏴 |
IF Chris Crowe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Chris Garland | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Chris Garland | 🏴 | (CF Terry Bush | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
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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