Game #2994
Aston Villa
1-3-6, 5 PTS
Saturday, 21 September 1968
Lost
21st (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 40,527
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
3-0-7, 6 PTS
Birmingham City
4-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa concede three or more goals for the fourth time in ten league games as they are handed a second gold lesson in taking chances by fellow strugglers and neighbours Birmingham. Villa, having weathered a rain of stones into their penalty area, have two cleared off the line and become the first side to fail to score against Birmingham this season to fall to 21st in the second division.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 September 1968
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Phil Summerill
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Jimmy Greenhoff
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham City), Johnny Vincent
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 0-4, (Birmingham City), Geoff Vowden
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 4-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just a single win in the last fifteen games as they make it a win, three draws and six defeats in ten division two games so far this season. Meanwhile, Goalkeeper Colin Withers made his final Villa appearance aged 28 before moving on to Lincoln City in June 1969. Withers played for Villa between 1964-65 and 1968-69 making 163 appearances.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 21 September 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.09
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1959-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
David Smith
CARDS
Villa
None
Birmingham City
None
TEAM NEWS
Brian Greenhalgh and John Woodward replace Lew Chatterley and Tommy Mitchinson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.53 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.52 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.60 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jim Herriot | 🏴 |
RB Ray Martin | 🏴 |
CB Dave Robinson | 🏴 |
FB Colin Green | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Ron Wylie (ex) | 🏴 |
IF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Summerill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CH Winston Foster | 🏴 |
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
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
🔴 GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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