Game #2970
Aston Villa
13-3-13, 29 PTS
Saturday, 2 March 1968
Won
13th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Millwall
9-14-9, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,886
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Millwall
Assist(s) | Dave Rudge | 42' |
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 March 1968
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Bryan Conlan
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Willie Anderson, pen
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-1, Willie Anderson, Assist by Dave Rudge
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Millwall
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 3-1, Tommy Mitchinson
💥 | 54' Player retired injured (Millwall), Lawrie Lesley
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Millwall
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 March 1968
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in five to make it thirteen wins, three draws and thirteen defeats in twenty nine League games so far this season.
Villa win for the first time in five as they beat seventh placed Millwall to climb to joint twelfth, ten points clear of the relegation places and eleven off the final promotion place.
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Millwall
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 2 March 1968
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🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Geoffrey Roper | 🏴 | Stowmarket, 1966-1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 32 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 15 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Geoffrey Roper | 🏴 | Stowmarket, 1961-1968
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 October 1966, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Rudge replaces Dave Roberts.
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.98 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 27.85 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.13 |
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Benny Fenton | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Lawrie Leslie | 🏴 | ❌ |
RB John Gilchrist | 🏴 |
CB Barry Kitchener | 🏴 |
D Dennis Burnett | 🏴 |
LB Harry Cripps | 🏴 |
M Ken Jones | 🏴 |
M Derek Possee | 🏴 |
M George Jacks | 🏴 |
W Billy Neil | 🏴 |
W Keith Weller | 🏴 |
F Bryan Conlon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Harry Cripps | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Dunn | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
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
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Mar 1968, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park