Game #3004
Aston Villa
3-7-10, 13 PTS
Saturday, 23 November 1968
Won
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 15,281
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
10-3-6, 23 PTS
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.
Aston Villa
1-0
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 November 1968
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Dickie Rooks
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 23 November 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Arthur Cox (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Southam, 1968
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1958-1974
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 1 | 1.50
Career Form:
Top 8
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1958-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Tommy Dawes
CARDS
Villa
None
Middlesbrough
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Willie Whigham | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Jones | 🏴 |
LB Frank Spraggon | 🏴 |
CH George Kinnell | 🏴 |
CH Dickie Rooks | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Eric McMordie | 🇬🇧 |
W Dave Chadwick | 🇮🇳 |
W Derrick Downing | 🏴 |
F Arthur Horsfield | 🏴 |
CF John Hickton | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mike Kear | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"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.
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