Game #2965
Aston Villa
12-2-11, 26 PTS
Saturday, 3 February 1968
Won
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Crystal Palace
10-7-8, 27 PTS
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,214
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
Crystal Palace
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 30' |
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 February 1968
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕔 | HT Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa
🕔 | FT Crystal Palace 0-1 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
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 February 1968
Villa make it five consecutive victories in all competitions, eleven wins in their last fourteen having started the season with two wins in twelve under Tommy Cummings.
As a result Villa climb to joint 13th in the table eleven points clear of the relegation places and eleven points off the final promotion spot.
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
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
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 3 February 1968
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🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1967-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 2 🟥 12 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Iorwerth Jones | 🏴 | Trelewis, 1967-1975
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
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Greenhalgh replaces John Woodward.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.54 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 20.97 |
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bert Head | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK John Jackson | 🏴 |
RB John Sewell | 🏴 |
CB Alan Stephenson | 🏴 |
CB John McCormick | 🏴 |
LB Eddie Presland | 🏴 |
LB Jack Bannister | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |
W Len Tomkins | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Trevor Dawkins | 🏴 |
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
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
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
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 3 Feb 1968, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst