Game #3007
Aston Villa
3-8-12, 14 PTS
Saturday, 14 December 1968
Lost
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 11,071
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
12-4-7, 28 PTS
Crystal Palace
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 75' |
MATCH SUMMARY
There is no change at the bottom of the table as Villa and Fulham both lose to remain two points from safety. Meanwhile the self styled saviours of Villa, led by Pat Matthews, seem to promise a future of controversy as directorships are allegedly offered around in exchange for investment. This leads to suggestions of uncertainty over the capital claimed to have been available in the ‘take-over’. One such ‘invited’ party is a travel agent and Birmingham City director named Herbert Douglas Ellis who confirms he will be Chairman. Meanwhile Matthews is accused of intending to parachute in a manager, Tommy Docherty, without the usual process.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 December 1968
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Colin Taylor
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 0-2, (Crystal Palace), Tony Taylor
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-2, Lionel Martin, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 1-3, (Crystal Palace), Roger Hoy
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-4, (Crystal Palace), Colin Taylor
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 2-4, Dick Edwards
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 4-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Arthur Cox's caretaker spell ends as Villa now have just three wins in the last twenty eight games and make it three wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in twenty three division two games so far this season.
Meanwhile, midfielder John Chambers made his second and final appearance aged 19 before moving on to Southend United in July 1969.
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Wednesday, 18 December 1968
Tommy Docherty is announced as the new Villa manager.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Crystal Palace
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 14 December 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Arthur Cox (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Southam, 1968
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 0.80
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Reynolds | 🏴 | Swansea, 1968-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Crystal Palace
None
TEAM NEWS
John Chambers replaces Alan Deakin.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.61 |
Youngest Player |
M John Chambers | 🏴 | 19.20 |
MANAGER
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M John Chambers | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bert Head | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK John Jackson | 🏴 |
RB John Sewell | 🏴 |
CB John McCormick | 🏴 |
CB Mel Blyth | 🏴 |
LB John Loughlan | 🏴 |
LB Tony Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Roger Hoy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |
W Mark Lazarus | 🏴 |
W Colin Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Jim Oliver | 🏴 |
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
🔴 M John Chambers | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The present board will resign when I want them to.
I have not decided yet how many of the present board will remain."
Pat Matthews sounding worryingly dictatorial.
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"If Mr. Matthews thinks he can play the power game with us, he is wrong.
"I should think new directors would want to choose their own men.
"They wouldn't want a certain person thrust down their throats. I am not criticising Tommy Docherty. simply the method of doing it.
"In this Association Mr. Matthews is dealing with people who fought for years for shares out of sheer love of the club."
Fred Foster. secretary of Aston Villa Shareholders' Association
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“If my fellow Birmingham City directors give me their blessing I will begin to investigate the various commitments of Aston Villa together with all the other circumstances surrounding this unusual situation.
"Hundreds of people have been trying to persuade me to take this position in recent weeks, but I have not solicited the office. I have been invited."
Travel agent Herbert Douglas Ellis appears on the Villa scene for the first time.
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