Game #2945
Aston Villa
2-0-5, 4 PTS
Saturday, 9 September 1967


Won
17th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Preston North End
2-2-2, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,285
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0

Preston North End

Assist(s) | Mick Wright | 29' |
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 September 1967
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby Park, Assist by Mick Wright
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Tommy Mitchinson, Sub on, Keith Bradley
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 September 1967
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Preston North End


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1937–38
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 9 September 1967
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🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1965-1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 5 | 0.86
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Peter Walters | 🏴 | Somerset, 1965-1976
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 13 May 1967, Villa 2-6 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: None
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Park and Tony Scott replace Johnny MacLeod and Dave Roberts.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 | 29.28 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 20.64 |
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968

Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Potts | 🏴 |

Preston North End
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
RB George Ross | 🏴 |
D Jim Smith | 🏴 |
LB John Ritchie | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy McNab | 🏴 |
CH Tony Singleton | 🏴 |
M Alan Spavin | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
W Ernie Hannigan | 🏴 |
IF Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | for M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | 51' |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | (M George Lyall | 🏴 |)
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 9 September 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Villa Park.

