Game #2995
Aston Villa
2-3-6, 7 PTS
Saturday, 28 September 1968
Won
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 17,083
Oxford United
Villa Park
3-4-4, 10 PTS
Aston Villa
2-0
Oxford United
Assist(s) | Mike Ferguson | 42' | Barrie Hole | 83' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 September 1968
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Oxford United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oxford United
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Saturday, 28 September 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 57 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Oxford United
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 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
Oxford United
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
RB Dick Lucas | 🏴 |
RB Cyril Beavon | 🏴 |
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴 |
RH Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
CH Maurice Kyle | 🏴 |
M Graham Atkinson | 🏴 |
W David Sloan | 🇬🇧 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
CF Ray Gaston | 🇬🇧 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Peter Hatch | 🏴 |
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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