Game #2968
Aston Villa
12-2-13, 26 PTS
Saturday, 24 February 1968
Lost
16th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Birmingham City
14-8-8, 36 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 45,283
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | John Woodward | 42' |
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 February 1968
🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Barry Bridges
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Godfrey, Assist by John Woodward
🕔 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Barry Bridges
🕔 | FT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 February 1968
Villa lose for the third consecutive game to fall back to 15th in the table, eight points off the relegation places as neighbours Birmingham record only their third League double over Villa in four decades.
Tommy Cummings' Villa lose for the third successive game for the first time since September to make it twelve wins, two draws and thirteen defeats in twenty seven League games so far this season.
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 24 February 1968
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🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 2 🟥 15 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 February 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
Cards: None
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Roberts (second start of the season and first in 24 games), Keith Bradley (first start in 11) and John Woodward replace Johnny MacLeod, Mick Wright and leading scorer Brian Greenhalgh.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.92 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 27.95 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 21.10 |
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jim Herriot | 🏴 |
RB Ray Martin | 🏴 |
D Malcolm Page | 🏴 |
FB Colin Green | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
CH Winston Foster | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 |
IF Ron Wylie (ex) | 🏴 |
IF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Barry Bridges | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Fred Pickering | 🏴 |
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's