Game #3004
Saturday, 23 November 1968
Attendance: 15,281
Won
Division Two
21st= (-)
Middlesbrough
DLLLW
Villa Park
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
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
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 | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1958-1974
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLLLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1958-1974
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
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
Arthur Cox
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn |
RB Mick Wright |
CB Fred Turnbull |
D Dick Edwards |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Alan Deakin |
M Willie Anderson |
M Mike Ferguson |
F John Woodward |
F Brian Godfrey |
F Peter Broadbent |
Middlesbrough
Whigham, Jones, Smith, Spraggon, Kinnell, Rooks, Chadwick, Downing, McMordie, Hickton, Horsfield. Manager: Stan Anderson.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lionel Martin |
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
"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.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 25 November 1968