Game #2993
Aston Villa
1-3-5, 5 PTS
Wednesday, 18 September 1968
Lost
19th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 14,279
Bolton Wanderers
Burnden Park
4-3-2, 11 PTS
Bolton Wanderers
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are well beaten at Burnden as they concede three or more in the League foe the third time in nine games and remain 19th in the table. Up next is the side one below them in the table - neighbours Birmingham.
KEY MAN
Brian Godfrey, scored his first of the season as Villa lose again, Wednesday, 18 September 1968.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 September 1968
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Roy Greaves
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Hill
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Hulme
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-3, Brian Godfrey
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 1-4, (Bolton Wanderers), Roy Greaves
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Charlie Aitken, Sub on, Bobby Park
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just a single win in the last fourteen games as they make it a win, three draws and five defeats in nine division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Wednesday, 18 September 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 55 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 10 🟥 28 | 1.11
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Bolton Wanderers
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Lew Chatterley replaces Brian Greenhalgh.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.52 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 21.67 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Nat Lofthouse | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
Bolton Wanderers
GK Eddie Hopkinson | 🏴 |
RB John Ritson | 🏴 |
CB John Hulme | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Dave Hatton | 🏴 |
LB Syd Farrimond | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
M Freddie Hill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Roy Greaves | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Brian Bromley | 🏴 |
W Gordon Taylor | 🏴 |
W Terry Wharton | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 87' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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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