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 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
Rotherham United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 80' | 87' |
🟩 23 Dec 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
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
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
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
Rotherham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1966-1967
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 2 🟥 11 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Bye | 🏴 | Bedford | 1966-1967
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
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Dec 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 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Dec 1967, Villa 2-0 Rotherham, Millmoor