Game #2998
Aston Villa
2-5-7, 9 PTS
Saturday, 12 October 1968
20th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Substitutes
🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for CF John Woodward | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
None
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 Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Drew
1-1
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 78' (pen) |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Jack 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
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 12 October 1968
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: George Singleton | 🏴 | Lancashire, 1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Officials
Referee: George Singleton | 🏴 | Lancashire, 1968
Linesmen: T. Fenkins; J. Helps
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 11 | 🥅 5 |
League 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 2 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 4 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 5 |
Away 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 0 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 12 🟥 30 | 1.10
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Division Two
Crystal Palace
6-4-4, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,876
GK John Jackson | 🏴 |
CB John McCormick | 🏴 |
CB Mel Blyth | 🏴 |
LB John Loughlan | 🏴 |
LB Jack Bannister | 🏴 |
M Roger Hoy | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |
W Colin Taylor | 🏴 |
W Mark Lazarus | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴 |
Bert Head | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
D Terry Long | 🏴 |
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 John Jackson | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB John McCormick | 🏴 |
CB Mel Blyth | 🏴 |
D Terry Long | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB John Loughlan | 🏴 |
LB Jack Bannister | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Roger Hoy | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Colin Taylor | 🏴 |
W Mark Lazarus | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
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.
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.
What they Said
