Game #3029
Aston Villa
12-14-15, 38 PTS
Saturday, 12 April 1969
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 52,772
Birmingham City
Villa Park
16-8-16, 40 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa record their second win in nine as they beat neighbours Birmingham at Villa Park.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 April 1969
🟨 | 39' Booking, Mike Ferguson, Kicking ball away.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Dave Simmons
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Docherty's Villa win for the second time in four games but have just two victories in their last nine as they make it twelve wins, fourteen draws and fifteen defeats in forty one division two games so far this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 12 April 1969
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 4 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Clive Thomas
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Birmingham City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Lew Chatterley replaces Dave Rudge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.10 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 28.97 |
Youngest Player |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴 | 20.48 |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Dave Simmons | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Dave Latchford | 🏴 |
CB Dave Robinson | 🏴 |
D Gary Pendrey | 🏴 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Thomson | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
IF Ron Wylie (ex) | 🏴 |
IF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 |
F Phil Summerill | 🏴 |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
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
Suspension | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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