Game #2972
Aston Villa
13-3-15, 29 PTS
Saturday, 16 March 1968
Lost
14th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Blackpool
16-10-6, 42 PTS
Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,361
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
Blackpool
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 March 1968
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Dick Edwards
🕔 | HT Blackpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Peter Broadbent, Sub on, Bobby Park
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Gordon Milne
🕔 | FT Blackpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 March 1968
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #34 |
Saturday, 16 March 1968
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🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ron Barker | 🏴 | Crewe, 1967-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 34 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 17 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Barker | 🏴 | Crewe, 1967-1971
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Charlie Aitken, Peter Broadbent, Brian Greenhalgh and Dick Edwards (debut) replace Mick Wright, Bobby Park, Dave Rudge and John Woodward.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 34.86 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.08 |
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Mortensen | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB Terry Alcock | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
RH Gordon Milne | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Green | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
W Graham Oates | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
CF Tom White | 🏴 |
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Graham Oates | 🏴 | (F Gerry Ingram | 🏴 |)
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
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
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 March 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Bloomfield Road.