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1968-69
Season Summary
Division | League | Pos | FA | FA Cup Progress | EFL | League Cup Progress | Europe | European Progress |
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Division Two | 18th | 5th Round | 2nd Round | n/a |
1968-69
League Table
Division Two
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 | |
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23 | Derby County ⬆️ | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 33 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 35 | | |
24 | Crystal Palace ⬆️ | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 56 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 46 | | |
25 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 9 | 50 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 26 | | |
26 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 49 | 28 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 32 | | |
27 | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 13 | 47 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 37 | | |
28 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 34 | | |
29 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 44 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 20 | | |
30 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 43 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 18 | | |
31 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | | |
32 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 30 | 46 | 70 | 65 | | |
33 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 45 | 48 | 52 | | |
34 | Carlisle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 70 | | |
35 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 39 | | |
36 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 39 | 42 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 25 | | |
37 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 42 | 31 | | |
38 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 46 | 49 | | |
39 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 21 | | |
40 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 19 | | |
41 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 7 | | |
42 | Oxford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | -21 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | | |
43 | Bury ⬇️ | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 80 | -29 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 40 | | |
44 | Fulham ⬇️ | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 81 | -41 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
1968-69
Fixture List
Game # | Matchday Summary | Competition Summary | W | D | L | Position | Opposition Subs | Opposition Manager | Opposition Unused | Opposition Team Cost | Team Cost | Opposition Matchday Squad | Matchday Squad | Opposition Unavailable | Result Image | European Season | Scorer(s) Front | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous vs | Next vs | Villa Context | Opposition Context | Match Manager | Crest | Competition Image | Competition Category | Manager Match | Manager Performance | Heading For | Media Credit | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Kit | Sub 1 | Sub 2 | Sub 3 | Sub 4 | Sub 5 | Unused 1 | Unused 2 | Unused 3 | Unused 4 | Unused 5 | Unused 6 | Unused 7 | Unused 8 | Unused 9 | Unused 10 | Unused 11 | Ref Standalone | Last Window | Opposition Last Window | Injured | p1 Start | p1 App | p1 L | p1 GC | s1 App | s1 Sub | s1 D | s1 GC | s1 L | p1 W | p1 cs | s1 W | s1 CS | s2 App | s2 Sub | s2 W | s2 D | s2 L | s2 GC | s2 CS | p1 D | p1 Gls | p1 Ast | p2 App | p2 Start | p2 Gl | p2 Ast | p2 W | p2 D | p2 L | s1 Gl | s1 Ast | s2 Gl | s2 Ast | s4 Sub | s4 App | s4 Gl | s4 Ast | s4 W | s4 D | s4 L | s4 GC | s4 CS | s2 Bk | s1 Bk | Sub Sub | p5 St | p5 Gl | p5 Ast | p5 W | p5 D | p5 L | p5 GC | p5 CS | p5 Bk | p5 So | s3 Sub | s3 App | s3 Gl | s3 Ast | s3 W | s3 D | s3 L | s3 GC | s3 CS | s3 Bk | s3 So | p2 Bk | p2 So | s5 Sub | s5 App | s5 Gl | s5 Ast | s5 W | s5 D | s5 L | s5 GC | s5 CS | s5 Bk | s5 So | p2 GC | p2 CS | p1 Bk | p1 So | s1 So | s2 So | s4 Bk | s4 So | p3 App | p3 Start | p3 Gl | p3 Ast | p3 D | p3 W | p3 L | p3 CS | p3 GC | p3 Bk | p3 So | p4 App | p4 St | p4 Gl | p4 Ast | p4 W | p4 D | p4 L | p4 GC | p4 CS | p4 Bk | p4 So | p6 App | p6 St | p6 Gl | p6 Ast | p6 W | p6 D | p6 L | p6 GC | p6 CS | p6 Bk | p6 So | p7 App | p7 St | p7 Gl | p7 Ast | p7 W | p7 D | p7 L | p7 GC | p7 CS | p7 Bk | p7 So | p8 App | p8 St | p8 Gl | p8 Ast | p8 W | p8 D | p8 L | p8 GC | p8 CS | p8 Bk | p8 So | p11 App | p11 St | p11 Gl | p11 Ast | p11 W | p11 D | p11 L | p11 GC | p11 CS | p11 Bk | p11 So | p10 App | p10 St | p10 Gl | p10 Ast | p10 W | p10 D | p10 L | p10 GC | p10 CS | p10 Bk | p10 So | p9 App | p9 St | p9 Gl | p9 Ast | p9 W | p9 D | p9 L | p9 GC | p9 CS | p9 Bk | p9 So |
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2984 | 🟥 10 August 1968, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane. | Division Two | 🟥 | No Substitutions Made | Arthur Rowley | 🏴 | | CB Frank Barlow | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 11 May 1968, Villa 1-2 QPR, Villa Park. | 🟨 17 August 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park. | 🟨 18 March 1967, Villa 3-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane. | 🟩 1 March 1969, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park. | 0-0-1, 0 PTS | 1-0-0, 2 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 46 | 🕒 46 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 7 🟥 23 | 1.20 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | | Pat Partridge | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2985 | 🟨 17 August 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 16th= | No Substitutions Made | Bobby Robson | 🏴 | | IF Don Kerrigan | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 10 August 1968, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane. | 🟨 19 August 1968, Villa 1-1 Millwall, Villa Park. | 🟨 8 April 1967, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park. | 🟨 8 March 1969, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Craven Cottage. | 0-1-1, 1 PTS | 1-1-0, 3 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 47 | 🕒 47 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 8 🟥 23 | 1.19 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Ivan Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2986 | 🟨 19 August 1968, Villa 1-1 Millwall, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 16th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Benny Fenton | 🏴 | | M Eamon Dunphy | 🇮🇪 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟨 17 August 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park. | 🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park. | 🟩 2 March 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park. | 🟩 4 April 1969, Villa 1-0 Millwall, The Den. | 0-2-1, 2 PTS | 2-1-0, 5 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 48 | 🕒 48 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 9 🟥 23 | 1.19 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Peter Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2987 | 🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park. | Division Two | 🟥 | 17th= (-1) | No Substitutions Made | Eddie Quigley | 🏴 | | LB Maurice Whittle | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 19 August 1968, Villa 1-1 Millwall, Villa Park. | 🟩 26 August 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟥 23 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park. | 🟨 15 March 1969, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park. | 0-2-2, 2 PTS | 3-1-0, 7 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 49 | 🕒 49 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 9 🟥 24 | 1.16 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Norman Burtenshaw | M John Chambers | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2988 | 🟩 26 August 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟩 | 14th= (+3) | No Substitutions Made | Alan Dicks | 🏴 | | CF Terry Bush | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park. | 🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park. | 🟥 4 May 1968, Villa 2-4 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟥 8 October 1968, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 1-2-2, 4 PTS | 0-3-2, 3 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 50 | 🕒 50 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 24 | 1.20 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Unknown | F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2989 | 🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟥 | 19th= (-5) | No Substitutions Made | Stan Mortensen | 🏴 | | M Graham Rowe | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Reported | 🟥 | 🟩 26 August 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟥 4 September 1968, Villa 1-4 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road. | 🟨 22 March 1969, Villa 1-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road. | 1-2-3, 4 PTS | 2-4-0, 8 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 51 | 🕒 51 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 25 | 1.18 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Gerrard Lewis | F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2990 | 🟥 4 September 1968, Villa 1-4 Spurs, Villa Park. | League Cup | 🟥 | 2nd Round | No Substitutions Made | Bill Nicholson | 🏴 | | W Jimmy Robertson | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park. | 🟥 7 September 1968, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground. | 🟨 4 March 1967, Villa 3-3 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟥 12 February 1969, Villa 2-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane. | Tommy Cummings | League Cup | 52 | 🕒 52 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 26 | 1.15 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Unknown | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2991 | 🟥 7 September 1968, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground. | Division Two | 🟥 | 19th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Brian Clough | 🏴 | | F Richie Barker | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 4 September 1968, Villa 1-4 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟨 14 September 1968, Villa 1-1 Hull, Villa Park. | 🟩 6 January 1968, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park. | 🟥 29 March 1969, Villa 0-1 Derby, Villa Park. | 1-2-4, 4 PTS | 2-3-2, 7 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 53 | 🕒 53 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 26 | 1.13 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Vernon Batty | F John Woodward | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2992 | 🟨 14 September 1968, Villa 1-1 Hull, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 19th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Cliff Britton | 🏴 | | M Alan Jarvis | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 7 September 1968, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground. | 🟥 18 September 1968, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden Park. | 🟥 13 April 1968, Villa 0-3 Hull, Boothferry Park. | 🟥 19 April 1969, Villa 0-1 Hull, Boothferry Park. | 1-3-4, 5 PTS | 1-5-2, 7 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 54 | 🕒 54 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 10 🟥 27 | 1.13 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Ron Challis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2993 | 🟥 18 September 1968, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden Park. | Division Two | 🟥 | 19th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Nat Lofthouse | 🏴 | (Caretaker) | Not Recorded | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 14 September 1968, Villa 1-1 Hull, Villa Park. | 🟥 21 September 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | 🟨 20 April 1968, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park. | 🟨 8 April 1969, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Villa Park. | 1-3-5, 5 PTS | 4-3-2, 11 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 55 | 🕒 55 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 10 🟥 28 | 1.11 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | Unknown | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2994 | 🟥 21 September 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | Division Two | 🟥 | 21st (-2) | No Substitutions Made | Stan Cullis | 🏴 | | CH Winston Foster | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 18 September 1968, Villa 1-4 Bolton, Burnden Park. | 🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park. | 🟥 24 February 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | 🟩 12 April 1969, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park. | 1-3-6, 5 PTS | 3-0-7, 6 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 56 | 🕒 56 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.09 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | | David Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2995 | 🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟩 | 21st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Arthur Turner | 🏴 | | LB Peter Hatch | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 21 September 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | 🟨 5 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park. | None | 🟥 5 April 1969, Villa 0-1 Oxford, Manor Ground. | 2-3-6, 7 PTS | 3-4-4, 10 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 57 | 🕒 57 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.12 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | | Brian Daniels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2996 | 🟨 5 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 20th= (+1) | No Substitutions Made | Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 | | M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park. | 🟥 8 October 1968, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 🟩 30 December 1967, Villa 2-1 Cardiff, Villa Park. | 🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park. | 2-4-6, 8 PTS | 6-2-4, 14 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 58 | 🕒 58 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 11 🟥 29 | 1.12 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | | John Homewood | M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2997 | 🟥 8 October 1968, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | Division Two | 🟥 | 20th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Alan Dicks | 🏴 | | CF Terry Bush | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 5 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Cardiff, Ninian Park. | 🟨 12 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟩 26 August 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟥 8 November 1969, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 2-4-7, 8 PTS | 2-8-3, 12 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 59 | 🕒 59 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 11 🟥 30 | 1.10 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | | Mike Kerkhof | M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2998 | 🟨 12 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 20th= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Bert Head | 🏴 | | D Terry Long | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 8 October 1968, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | 🟨 19 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 🟩 3 February 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟥 14 December 1968, Villa 2-4 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 2-5-7, 9 PTS | 6-4-4, 16 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 60 | 🕒 60 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 12 🟥 30 | 1.10 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | | George Singleton | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2999 | 🟨 19 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | Division Two | 🟨 | 21st (-1) | No Substitutions Made | Lol Morgan | 🏴 | | CH Freddie Sharpe | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟨 12 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟨 26 October 1968, Villa 0-0 Carlisle, Villa Park. | 🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟩 21 December 1968, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park. | 2-6-7, 10 PTS | 6-3-6, 15 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 61 | 🕒 61 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 13 🟥 30 | 1.10 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | | Keith Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3000 | 🟨 26 October 1968, Villa 0-0 Carlisle, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 21st= (-) | 🔁 | CF Hugh McIlmoyle | 🏴 | (W Eric Welsh | 🇬🇧 |) | Bob Stokoe | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟨 19 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 🟥 2 November 1968, Villa 1-3, Huddersfield, Leeds Road. | 🟩 30 March 1968, Villa 2-1 Carlisle, Brunton Park. | 🟩 28 December 1968, Villa 1-0 Carlisle, Brunton Park. | 2-7-7, 11 PTS | 3-6-7, 12 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 62 | 🕒 62 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 14 🟥 30 | 1.10 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | | Alan Green | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3001 | 🟥 2 November 1968, Villa 1-3, Huddersfield, Leeds Road. | Division Two | 🟥 | 21st= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Ian Greaves | 🏴 | | W Brian Hill | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 26 October 1968, Villa 0-0 Carlisle, Villa Park. | 🟥 9 November 1968, Villa 0-1, Preston, Villa Park. | 🟨 27 April 1968, Villa 0-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road. | 🟩 11 January 1969, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Villa Park. | 2-7-8, 11 PTS | 8-4-5, 20 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 63 | 🕒 63 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 14 🟥 31 | 1.08 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | | Ray Tinkler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3002 | 🟥 9 November 1968, Villa 0-1, Preston, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟥 | 22nd (-1) | No Substitutions Made | Bobby Seith | 🏴 | | M George Lyall | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 2 November 1968, Villa 1-3, Huddersfield, Leeds Road. | 🟥 16 November 1968, Villa 0-2, Portsmouth, Fratton Park. | 🟥 18 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Preston, Deepdale. | 🟥 18 January 1969, Villa 0-1 Preston, Deepdale. | 2-7-9, 11 PTS | 6-7-4, 19 PTS | Tommy Cummings | League | 64 | 🕒 64 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 14 🟥 32 | 1.06 | Bottom 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | | Clive Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3003 | 🟥 16 November 1968, Villa 0-2, Portsmouth, Fratton Park. | Division Two | 🟥 | 22nd (-) | No Substitutions Made | George Smith | 🏴 | | M Albert McCann | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 9 November 1968, Villa 0-1, Preston, Villa Park. | 🟩 23 November 1968, Villa 1-0, Boro, Villa Park. | 🟩 16 April 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park. | 🟩 1 February 1969, Villa 2-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park. | 2-7-10, 11 PTS | 5-8-6, 18 PTS | Arthur Cox | League | 1 | 🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 0 🟥 1 | 0.00 | Relegation | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Iorwerth Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3004 | 🟩 23 November 1968, Villa 1-0, Boro, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟩 | 22nd (-) | No Substitutions Made | Stan Anderson | 🏴 | | W Mike Kear | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 16 November 1968, Villa 0-2, Portsmouth, Fratton Park. | 🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane. | 🟥 10 February 1968, Villa 0-1 Boro, Villa Park. | 🟨 4 March 1969, Villa 0-0 Boro, Ayresome Park. | 3-7-10, 13 PTS | 10-3-6, 23 PTS | Arthur Cox | League | 2 | 🕒 2 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 1 | 1.50 | Top 8 | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Tommy Dawes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3005 | 🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane. | Division Two | 🟥 | 22nd (-) | No Substitutions Made | Les Shannon | 🏴 | | IF Ray Parry | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 23 November 1968, Villa 1-0, Boro, Villa Park. | 🟨 7 December 1968, Villa 0-0 Charlton, Villa Park. | 🟩 19 Mar 1938, Villa 2-1 Bury, Villa Park | 🟩 15 February 1969, Villa 1-0 Bury, Villa Park. | 3-7-11, 13 PTS | 5-6-9, 16 PTS | Arthur Cox | League | 3 | 🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.00 | Relegation | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | John Thacker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3006 | 🟨 7 December 1968, Villa 0-0 Charlton, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟨 | 22nd (-) | No Substitutions Made | Eddie Firmani | 🇮🇹 | | F Ray Treacy | 🇮🇪 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane. | 🟥 14 December 1968, Villa 2-4 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟩 20 January 1968, Villa 4-1 Charlton, Villa Park. | 🟨 22 February 1969, Villa 1-1 Charlton, The Valley. | 3-8-11, 14 PTS | 9-8-5, 26 PTS | Arthur Cox | League | 4 | 🕒 4 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 1.00 | Relegation | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | | Bob Matthewson | F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3007 | 🟥 14 December 1968, Villa 2-4 Palace, Selhurst Park. | Division Two | 🟥 | 22nd (-) | No Substitutions Made | Bert Head | 🏴 | | LB Jim Oliver | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 7 December 1968, Villa 0-0 Charlton, Villa Park. | 🟩 21 December 1968, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟨 12 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟨 5 October 1971, Villa 2-2 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 3-8-12, 14 PTS | 12-4-7, 28 PTS | Arthur Cox | League | 5 | 🕒 5 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 0.80 | Relegation | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M John Chambers | 🏴 | | Tom Reynolds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3008 | 🟩 21 Dec 1968, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Villa Park. | Division Two | 🟩 | 21st (+1) | 🔁 | CF John Manning | 🏴 | (M Trevor Howard | 🏴 |) | Lol Morgan | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 14 December 1968, Villa 2-4 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park. | 🟨 19 October 1968, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 🟥 9 August 1969, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Villa Park. | 4-8-12, 16 PTS | 8-6-10, 22 PTS | Tommy Docherty | League | 1 | 🕒 1 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00 | Champions | Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) | GK John Dunn | 🏴 | | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | | CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | | CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | | M Barrie Hole | 🏴 | | Gerrard Lewis |