Game #2952
Aston Villa
4-1-8, 9 PTS
Saturday, 21 October 1967
Won
19th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Blackpool
9-2-2, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,628
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Blackpool
Assist(s) | Tommy Mitchinson | 29' | Brian Godfrey | 47' |
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1967
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Ingram
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-1, Willie Anderson
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Tommy Mitchinson
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackpool
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 3-1, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Brian Godfrey
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 3-2, (Blackpool), Suddick
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Blackpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 October 1967
Villa win successive games for the first time under Tommy Cummings as they beat League leaders Blackpool with three spectacutar goals as Cummings’ three signings Greenhalgh, Godfrey and Mitchinson come good again. As a result Villa climb to joint 17th in the table but sit fourth from bottom on goal average three points clear of the relegation places.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win successive games for the first time since November 1966 and for the first time under his stewardship to make it four wins, a draw and eight defeats in thirteen League games so far this season.
Meanwhile, in a surprise turn of events, centre back John Sleeuwenhoek made his final appearance for Villa aged just 23 before moving on to Birmingham City in November 1967. Sleeuwenhoek played for Villa between 1960-61 and 1967-68 making 260 appearances, scoring once. A teenage prodigy for Villa, Sleeuwenhoek was never to be the same player again once he’d crossed the city,
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 | 1961-67 🕒 260 | ✅ 260 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 | #485 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 21 October 1967
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🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 14 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 1 🟥 9 | 0.93
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tommy Dawes | 🏴 | Norfolk, 1959-1969
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Park and Johnny MacLeod replace Dave Rudge and Graham Parker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 28.93 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.68 |
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, 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 Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Stan Mortensen | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
RH Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
W Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
F Gerry Ingram | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Jimmy Robson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, 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
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Oct 1967, Villa 3-2 Blackpool, Villa Park