Game #2995
Aston Villa
2-3-6, 7 PTS
Saturday, 28 September 1968
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
Unavailable
None
Team News
John Dunn, Tommy Mitchinson and Alan Deakin replace Colin Withers, Brian Greenhalgh and John Woodward.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.99 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 28.43 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 21.69 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Barrie Hole | 42' | Brian Godfrey | 83' |
Assist(s) | Mike Ferguson | 42' | Barrie Hole | 83' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-0, Barrie Hole, Assist by Mick Ferguson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Oxford United
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Barrie Hole
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oxford United
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Saturday, 28 September 1968
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Linesmen: R. Birchall; R. G. Gore
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: None
Head to Head
Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 0 | GD 2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 57 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Division Two
Oxford United
3-4-4, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,083
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Kyle | 🏴 |
RB Dick Lucas | 🏴 |
RB Cyril Beavon | 🏴 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴 |
M Ron Atkinson (yt) | 🏴 |
M Graham Atkinson | 🏴 |
W David Sloan | 🇬🇧 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
CF Ray Gaston | 🇬🇧 |
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Peter Hatch | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Kyle | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Dick Lucas | 🏴 |
RB Cyril Beavon | 🏴 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hatch | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ron Atkinson (yt) | 🏴 |
M Graham Atkinson | 🏴 |
Wingers
W David Sloan | 🇬🇧 |
Forwards
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
CF Ray Gaston | 🇬🇧 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa win for the first time in six second division games as Barrie Hole scores his first for the club but remain 21st in the table and one point of safety.
Villa face Oxford United for the first time in competitive football, Oxford become the 94th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have two wins in the last sixteen games as they make it two wins, three draws and six defeats in eleven division two games so far this season.
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