Game #2971
Aston Villa
13-3-14, 29 PTS
Wednesday, 13 March 1968
Lost
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
13-8-10, 34 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,026
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 88' |
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 13 March 1968
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Mike Ferguson
🕔 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Mick Wright, Sub on, Charlie Aitken
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Malcolm Darling
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-2, Dave Rudge, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕔 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 13 March 1968
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Wednesday, 13 March 1968
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🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 16 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Cummings names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.01 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 27.88 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.16 |
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood 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
Eddie Quigley | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
Not Recorded
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | for RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood 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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
Not Recorded
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 13 March 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.