Game #3005
Aston Villa
3-7-11, 13 PTS
Saturday, 30 November 1968
Bury
3-2
Aston Villa
Division Two
Bury
5-6-9, 16 PTS
Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,609
Lost
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 50' | Mike Ferguson | 59' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
John Woodward, scored for Villa but Arthur Cox's side lose again, Saturday, 30 November 1968.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 November 1968
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Bury), Jimmy Kerr
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-2, (Bury), Brian Grundy
🕒 | HT Bury 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-2, John Woodward, Assist by Brian Godfrey
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-2, Willie Anderson, Assist by Mike Ferguson
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-3, (Bury), Greg Farrell
🕒 | FT Bury 3-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Arthur Cox's second game victory proves a false dawn as Villa now have just three wins in the last twenty six games and make it three wins, seven draws and eleven defeats in twenty one division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bury
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1902-03
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 30 November 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Arthur Cox (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Southam, 1968
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 February 1967, Villa 0-1 Liverpool, Anfield. 🆘
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Arthur Cox names the same line up for a third successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.57 |
Youngest Player |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 21.87 |
MANAGER
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les Shannon | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
Bury
GK Neil Ramsbottom | 🏴 |
RB Roy Parnell | 🏴 |
LB Mike Saile | 🏴 |
LB Alec Lindsay | 🏴 |
RH Brian Turner | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Kerr | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Greg Farrell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Brian Grundy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Bobby Collins | 🏴 |
F George Jones | 🏴 |
CF Alex Dawson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
IF Ray Parry | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_eef9a7f4b7584129a8d5acd2ccf95a69~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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