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 Dec 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 Dec 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
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
🟩 16 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟩 16 Dec 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 Dec 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: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 2 🟥 11 | 1.15
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Counsell | 🏴 | Somerset, 1967
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
🟩 16 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Dec 1967, Villa 4-2 Norwich, Villa Park