Game #2982
Aston Villa
15-7-19, 37 PTS
Saturday, 4 May 1968
Lost
13th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Bristol City
13-10-18, 36 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,301
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Tommy Mitchinson | 3' | Dave Rudge | 12' |
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 May 1968
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".
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.
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: ❌
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 May 1968
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🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Harold Richards | 🏴 | Oldham, 1965-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 7 🟥 21 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harold Richards | 🏴 | Oldham, 1965-1968
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Rudge and Charlie Aitken replace Mick Wright and Johnny MacLeod.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.14 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.30 |
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Chris Garland | 🏴 | (CF Terry Bush | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
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
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park