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
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
🟥 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
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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, 1965-1972
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 2 🟥 15 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1965-1972
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
🟥 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 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

