Tommy Cummings' Villa make it one win in fourteen games, losing eleven and a single victory and four defeats so far this season. Meanwhile, 24 year old midfielder Tommy Mitchinson made his Villa debut after moving from Mansfield Town for a fee of £18,000 earlier this month. Whilst, Dave Pountney made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in February 1968. Pountney played for Villa between 1963-64 and 1967-68 making 130 appearances and scoring 7 goals.