Game #2998
Saturday, 12 October 1968
Attendance: 15,876
Drew
Division Two
20th= (-)
Crystal Palace
LWDLD
Villa Park
Villa draw at home with top eight side Palace but fall to the foot off the table on goal average below Fulham and Carlisle as they share 20th place.
Aston Villa
1-1
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
42’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Bannister
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Crystal Palace
78’ Goal, 1-1, Willie Anderson, pen
Sub off, John Woodward, Sub on, Bobby Park
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just two wins in the last nineteen games as they make it two wins, five draws and seven defeats in fourteen division two games so far this season. As a result Villa sit bottom of the Second Division.
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Palace: | - | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 12 October 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: George Singleton | 🏴 | Lancashire, 1967-1969
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWDLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Singleton | 🏴 | Lancashire, 1967-1969
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Crystal Palace
None
TEAM NEWS
Dave Rudge and John Woodward replace Mike Ferguson and Brian Greenhalgh.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.01 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 35.44 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 20.74 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
D Dick Edwards |
CB Fred Turnbull |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Willie Anderson |
M Barry Hole |
M Dave Rudge |
F Brian Godfrey |
F John Woodward |
F Peter Broadbent |
Crystal Palace
Jackson J, Hoy, Loughlan, Bannister (g), McCormick, Blyth, Lazarus, Kember, Jackson C, Woodruff, Taylor.
Manager: Bert Head.
SUBSTITUTES
M Bobby Park for F John Woodward |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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, 14 October 1968