Game #2950
Aston Villa
2-1-8, 5 PTS
Saturday, 7 October 1967
Lost
19th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Birmingham City
5-4-2, 14 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 50,067
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-4
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 4' | Dave Rudge | 30' |
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 October 1967
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Willie Anderson
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City), Barry Bridges
💥 | 24' Mike Tindall and Vincent fight but escape with a stern warning
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Dave Rudge
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 2-2, (Birmingham City, pen), Malcolm Beard
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Birmingham City
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 2-3, (Birmingham City), Geoff Vowden
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 2-4, (Birmingham City), Barry Bridges
🔁 | Sub off, Dave Rudge, Sub on, Bobby Park
💥 | Bobby Park felled by Colin Green but referee Homewood takes no action
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 2-4 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Mike Tindall
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 October 1967
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 7 October 1967
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🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 1 🟥 9 | 0.58
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
🆘 Gave a penalty against Chatterley for hands despite it having been entirely unintentional before ignoring an assault on Bobby Park
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Keith Bradley, John Sleeuwenhoek, Mike Tindall, Peter Broadbent and Dave Rudge replace Mick Wright, Barry Stobart, Tommy Mitchinson, Alan Deakin and Fred Turnbull.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.59 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 34.42 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 19.72 |
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jim Herriot | 🏴 |
FB Colin Green | 🏴 | 🤡 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 | 🤡 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
W Bert Murray | 🏴 |
IF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Ron Wylie (ex) | 🏴 |
F Barry Bridges | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Ray Martin | 🏴 |
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
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 October 1967, Villa 2-4 Birmingham, Villa Park