Game #2974
Aston Villa
13-3-17, 29 PTS
Saturday, 23 March 1968
Lost
15th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
15-8-10, 38 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,111
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 78' |
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 March 1968
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Don Martin
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Don Martin
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Blackburn Rovers
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Charlie Aitken, Sub on, Peter Broadbent
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-2, Tommy Mitchinson, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
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
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1968
Villa make it three points out of their last sixteen available as they lose for the fourth successive game and for the seventh time in nine games to fall to within five points of the relegation places, fifteen points off the last promotion spot and joint 15th in the table.
Tommy Cummings' Villa lose four successive games for the first time this season and lose for the seventh time in nine to make it thirteen wins, three draws and seventeen defeats in thirty three League games so far this season as their mid-season form collapses.
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
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
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Saturday, 23 March 1968
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🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 3 🟥 19 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Leo Callaghan | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1958-1969
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
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Park, Johnny MacLeod and John Woodward replace Peter Broadbent, Brian Greenhalgh and Dick Edwards.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 29.35 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 21.18 |
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Eddie Quigley | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK John Barton | 🏴 |
LB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
FB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
RH Ronnie Clayton | 🏴 |
CH John Coddington | 🏴 |
WH Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Eamonn Rogers | 🇮🇪 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 |
F Don Martin | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Malcolm Darling | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | for LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Malcolm Darling | 🏴 | (CB Ben Anderson | 🏴 |)
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
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
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Mar 1968, Villa 1-2 Blackburn, Villa Park