Game #3009
Aston Villa
5-8-12, 18 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1968
20th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
Not recorded
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
Unavailable
None
Team News
Tommy Docherty hands Brian Tiler his debut in place of Fred Turnbull.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.94 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 21.63 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | #532 | £33,500 signing from Rotherham
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Barrie Hole | 31' | Brian Tiler | 70' |
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 31' | Mike Ferguson | 70' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Brian Tiler
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-0, Barrie Hole, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-0, Brian Tiler, Assist by Mike Ferguson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Thursday, 26 December 1968
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: M. V. Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: M. V. Sinclair | 🏴 | Guildford
Linesmen: J. A. Finn; B. M. James
Previous 5 vs. Cardiff: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 39 | 🟩 W18 (46% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(56% ) | 🟥 L17 (44% ) | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 46 | GD 10
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Division Two
Cardiff City
13-4-8, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,250
GK Fred Davies | 🏴 |
RB David Carver | 🏴 |
D Steve Derrett | 🏴 |
D Gary Bell | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
M Mel Sutton | 🏴 |
W Ronnie Bird | 🏴 |
W Barrie Jones | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
F John Toshack | 🏴 |
F Brian Clark | 🏴 |
Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
Substitutes
Not Recorded
Unused Substitutes
Not Recorded
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: 1926-27
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa beat second placed Cardiff in Tommy Docherty’s second game in charge as the recalled Barrie Hole scores for the second successive match and new-boy Brian Tiler, signed by Docherty the previous Monday, scores on debut.
For good measure Willie Anderson, dropped by former boss Tommy Cummings, continues his rehabilitation under Docherty with his second assist in two games.
Tommy Docherty makes it two wins in two as Villa now have five wins in the last thirty games and make it five wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in twenty five division two games so far this season.
Villa win consecutive games for the first time this season - a feat witnessed by the highest gate in the second division this season.
Meanwhile, centre back Brian Tiler made a goalscoring debut aged 25 after moving from Rotherham United for a free of £33,000 on Monday.
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