Game #2958
Aston Villa
7-2-10, 16 PTS
Saturday, 16 December 1967
Won
18th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Norwich City
11-2-8, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,508
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-2
Norwich City
Assist(s) | John Woodward | 15' | Willie Anderson | 36' | Brian Godfrey | 55' |
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 December 1967
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by John Woodward
🥅 | 19' Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), John Manning
🥅 | 26' Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Tommy Bryceland
⚽ | 36' Goal, 2-2, John Woodward, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Norwich City
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-2, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Brian Godfrey
⚽ | 69' Goal, 4-2, Brian Greenhalgh
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Norwich City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 December 1967
John Woodward plays his first game for fourteen months after injury and helps inspire Villa to a second victory in three unbeaten games as they come from behind to beat Norwich at Villa Park and climb back to joint 17th in the table, four points off the relegation places.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the second time in three to make it seven wins, two draws and ten defeats in nineteen League games so far this season.
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
Aston Villa
Norwich City
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 16 December 1967
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🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Counsell | 🏴 | Somerset, -1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 2 🟥 11 | 1.15
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Counsell | 🏴 | Somerset, 1967
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 March 1967, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park.
Cards: None
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mick Wright (first appearance in 9 after injury) and John Woodward replace Johnny MacLeod and Keith Bradley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.65 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 27.76 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.83 |
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Lol Morgan | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Kevin Keelan (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Joe Mullett | 🏴 |
D Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
RH Mal Lucas | 🏴 |
CH Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CH Freddie Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Tommy Bryceland | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mike Kenning (ex) | 🏴 |
W Ken Foggo | 🏴 |
F Hugh Curran | 🏴 |
CF John Manning | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Terry Allcock | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, 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
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 December 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park.