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FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Full Back

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1967 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 | #526 |

Aston Villa player image

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1967 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 | #526 |
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

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FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Barry Ansell

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Personal Profile

Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
29 September 1947
Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Personal

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

1963-68 Aston Villa Youth

Youth

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

1963-68 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division, Second Division

Previous Clubs
Transfer In

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1963-64
1 July 1963
15
Youth
Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Tommy Cummings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Played Under

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Played Under

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Managers

Tommy Cummings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1967 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Honours

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Villa Honours

Played for the Villa

Honours
Debut

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Debut

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1967-68
๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian
Tommy Cummings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Season
Debut
Manager
1967-68
๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian
Tommy Cummings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Goals

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โšฝ Goals Scored
First Goal Game
0
Competition
Match
Scorer(s)

Assists

๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists
First Assist Game
0
Competition Summary
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)

Goalkeeping Statistics

Goalkeeper Page
Goals & Assists

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Final

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Season
Final Game
Manager
1967-68
๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian
Tommy Cummings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1967-68
๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian
Tommy Cummings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Final

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Career Summary

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Seasons
Games
Starts
Substitute
Unused
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Games
Points per Game
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Yellow Card
Red Card
1
0.00
0
0
1
0%
0%
100%
0
0
Career Summary

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Cup Record

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FA Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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FA Cup Matches
Round
League Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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League Cup Matches
Round
Europe
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
European Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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European Matches
Competition
Other
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Other Matches
Competition
Cup Record

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

League Record

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League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Premier League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Premier League Matches
Competition
First Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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First Division Matches
Competition
Championship
Starts
Substitutes
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Championship Matches
Competition
Second Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvements
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Third Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Third Division Matches
Competition
League Record

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Competition Record by Season

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All Comps
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1967-68
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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FA Cup Trophy.png
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League
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1967-68
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
FA Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1967-68
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
League Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1967-68
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Europe
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1967-68
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00

All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games

Season Record
Season Performance

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Season Performance

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Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1967-68
D2
16th
19
1
0
0
1
0.00
0%
0%
100%
0%
0
0
0
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
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Division
Position
Age
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Position
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Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
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Season
Division
Position
Age
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Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
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Games per Card
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Position
Age
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Won
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Lost
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Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
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Season
Division
Position
Age
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Loss %
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Booking
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Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
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Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
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Loss %
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Position
Age
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Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
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Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
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Lost
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Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
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Draw %
Loss %
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Loss %
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Loss %
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Drew
Loss
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Loans

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Transfer Out

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Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1968-69
May 1969
21
Released
Unattached
Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Subsequent Clubs

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1969 Unattached

Subsequent Clubs
Quotes

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Quotes

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Biography

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Biography

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Player #526 for Aston Villa, Barry Ansell played as a full back for the club

Barry made a single appearance for Villa in 1967-68.

Barry signed professional forms with Villa in October 1967 after coming through the youth team ranks.

Barry was born in Small Heath on 29 September 1947 and he made his sole appearance for Villa on Tuesday, 26 December 1967 aged 20.

Villa had signed Barry from Waverley Grammar School in October 1967 but would be released without making a further appearance in May 1969 aged just 21.

Barry passed away on 2 March 2018 aged 70.

Died

2 March 2018, Aged 70

Starts
Subs

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Substitute Appearances

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Unused

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Unused Substitutes
Cards

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Cards Received

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๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

Matches

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FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #526 |

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Game #2960

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1967, Villa 0-3 Cardiff, Ninian

Manager: Tommy Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1967

Division Two

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Colin Withers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Barry Ansell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ”ด |
M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Mitchinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Park | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F John Woodward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
F Brian Godfrey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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GK Bob Wilson (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Graham Coldrick | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Don Murray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB David Carver | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โŒ |
LH Brian Harris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Malcolm Clarke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Les Lea | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
W Barrie Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Peter King | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Toshack | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Bobby Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โŒ |

Starting XI
Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | W Johnny MacLeod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for CF John Woodward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 71' |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | D Graham Coldrick | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | (D Gary Bell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Unused Substitutes

None

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1โ€™ Debut, Barry Ansell
๐Ÿฅ… | 16โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Les Lea
๐Ÿ•” | HT Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 51โ€™ Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), John Toshack
๐Ÿš‘ | 51โ€™ Player retires from field of play with injury, (Cardiff City), Bobby Brown
๐Ÿ” | 71โ€™ Sub off, John Woodward, Sub on, Johnny McLeod
๐Ÿš‘ | 72โ€™ Player retires from field of play with injury, (Cardiff City), David Carver
๐Ÿฅ… | 81โ€™ Goal, 0-3, (Cardiff City), Les Lea
๐Ÿ•” | FT Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Villa lose to a Cardiff side who are reduce to ten men through injury after 50 minutes and are forced to play with nine for the final twenty.

  • Tommy Cummings' Villa fail to score for the second time in four games and lose for the first time in five to make it eight wins, two draws and eleven defeats in twenty one League games so far this season. Villa had now lost for the nineteenth time in their last thirty one games, this time managing to do so against a Cardiff side that was reduced to nine men for the last 18 minutes of the match. 

  • Meanwhile, full back Barry Ansell made his one and only appearance for Villa aged 20 after joining from school football in 1965. Ansell would move on to non-League football in 1969.

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