Game #2959
Aston Villa
8-2-10, 18 PTS
Saturday, 23 December 1967
Won
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Rotherham United
3-4-12, 10 PTS
Millmoor
Attendance: 10,252
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
Rotherham United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 80' | 87' |
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 December 1967
🕔 | HT Rotherham United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Greenhalgh, Assist by Charlie Aitken
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-0, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕔 | FT Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 December 1967
Villa score two late breakaway goals to beat bottom side Rotherham and climb to joint 16th in the table, five points clear of the relegation places.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the third time in four to make it eight wins, two draws and ten defeats in twenty League games so far this season.
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 23 December 1967
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🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1961-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 2 🟥 11 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1961-1968
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 19 August 1967, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.
Cards: None
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Cummings names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 27.78 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.85 |
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
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
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 |
Rotherham United
GK Alan Hill | 🏴 |
FB Mick Harrity | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Swift | 🏴 |
M Graham Parker (ex) | 🏴 |
M John Quinn | 🏴 |
M John Shepherd | 🏴 |
M David Bentley | 🏴 |
W Charlie Crickmore | 🏴 |
W Andy Wilson | 🏴 |
F Les Chappell | 🏴 |
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Chris Rabjohn | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
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
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 December 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor.