Game #3004
Aston Villa
3-7-10, 13 PTS
Saturday, 23 November 1968
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
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 Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
Forwards
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Unavailable
None
Team News
Arthur Cox names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.64 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.55 |
Youngest Player |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 21.85 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
1-0
🟩 23 Nov 1968, Villa 1-0, Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 73' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-0, Dickie Rooks o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 23 November 1968
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Arthur Cox (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Southam, 1968
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Linesmen: R. W. Bartlett; R. Leech
Previous 5 vs. Boro: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 80 | 🟩 W41 (51% ) | 🟨 D15 | 🇺(70% ) | 🟥 L24 (30% ) | ⚽ 163 | 🥅 114 | GD 49
Match Stats
Not recorded
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 1 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division Two
Middlesbrough
10-3-6, 23 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,281
GK Willie Whigham | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Jones | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
CB George Kinnell | 🏴 |
CB Dickie Rooks | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Eric McMordie | 🇬🇧 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
W Derrick Downing | 🏴 |
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Mike Kear | 🏴 |
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 Willie Whigham | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB George Kinnell | 🏴 |
CB Dickie Rooks | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Gordon Jones | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Eric McMordie | 🇬🇧 |
Wingers
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
W Derrick Downing | 🏴 |
W Mike Kear | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa beat top six side Boro thanks to an own goal to win for only the third time in twenty second division games but Fulham also win to leave Arthur Cox’s side bottom of the table on goal average but having closed the gap to safety to a single point. But behind the scenes troubles rage with claim and counter claim over the future of the board and club.
Arthur Cox records a rare win in only the second game of his caretaker spell, Villa's first in nine games, as a result Villa now have three wins in the last twenty five games and make it three wins, seven draws and ten defeats in twenty division two games so far this season.
What they Said
"I think it would be shocking to see an old-established club like Villa taken over by an American syndicate.
“ I would rather see Villa brought back to their former glories by people in this country.”
President of the Football League, Leicester City's Len Shipman.
“I admit that my Villa ambitions are not over despite the fact that I have resigned from the Shareholders Association committee. But I am a bit dubious about these new developments.
“If the present directors had given us a clear picture of what they envisaged by making this statement [suggesting the club is for sale], I would know what attitude to take.
“But as far as I can see things have not changed.
“The men who would not have me on the Board when I last tried are still in the saddle, and until I know what their plans are I cannot make a move."
Harry Kartz.
