Game #3001
Aston Villa
2-7-8, 11 PTS
Saturday, 2 November 1968
Lost
21st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 9,346
Huddersfield Town
Leeds Road
8-4-5, 20 PTS
Huddersfield Town
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Lionel Martin | 3' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa take a third minute lead in an away game for the second successive time but despite holding on to half time with a slim advantage they concede three second half goals to top six side Huddersfield to remain 21st in the table, one point from safety having played one more game than those around them.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 November 1968
⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Mike Ferguson, Assist by Lionel Martin
🕒 | HT Huddersfield Town 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-1, (Huddersfield Town), Colin Dobson
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-2, (Huddersfield Town), Jim Nicholson
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 1-3, (Huddersfield Town), Jim Nicholson
🕒 | FT Huddersfield Town 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just two wins in the last twenty two games as they make it two wins, seven draws and eight defeats in seventeen division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Huddersfield Town
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Saturday, 2 November 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴 | Boston, 1961-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 63 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 14 🟥 31 | 1.08
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Tinkler | 🏴 | Boston, 1961-1976
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ray Tinkler
CARDS
Villa
None
Huddersfield Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Mitchinson, Bobby Park and Lionel Martin replace Dick Edwards, Willie Anderson and Lew Chatterley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.51 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.49 |
Youngest Player |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 21.48 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian Greaves | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Terry Poole | 🏴 |
FB Alex Smith | 🏴 |
CB Roy Ellam | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Billy Legg | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Nicholson | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Steve Smith | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Lawson | 🏴 |
M Jimmy McGill | 🏴 |
W Colin Dobson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Brian Hill | 🏴 |
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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