Game #2989
Saturday, 31 August 1968
Attendance: 18,919
Lost
Division Two
19th= (-5)
Blackpool
DDLWL
Villa Park
Blackpool win at Villa Park for the first time in 15 years as Villa are slow-handclapped by the crowd amid another poor performance. Villa fall back to 19th in the table with little sign of an upturn in fortunes under Tommy Cummings.
Aston Villa
0-1
Blackpool
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
13’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Brown
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackpool
74' Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Brian Greenhalgh
FT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackpool
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa fail to score for the second time this season and now have just a single win in the last ten games to make it a win, two draws and three defeats in six division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
Blackpool
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Blackpool: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 31 August 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Gerrard Lewis | 🏴 | Port Talbot, 1967-1971
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | LDLWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gerrard Lewis | 🏴 | Port Talbot, 1967-1971
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Willie Anderson and Keith Bradley replace Dave Rudge and Mick Wright.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 28.35 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 21.62 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
D Dick Edwards |
D Keith Bradley |
CB Fred Turnbull |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Ferguson |
M Tommy Mitchinson |
M Willie Anderson |
M Bobby Park |
F Brian Godfrey |
F John Woodward |
Blackpool
SUBSTITUTES
F Brian Greenhalgh for M Willie Anderson | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 2 September 1968