Game #2978
Aston Villa
14-5-18, 33 PTS
Monday, 15 April 1968
Drew
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Portsmouth
17-13-7, 47 PTS
Fratton Park
Attendance: 26,045
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dave Rudge | 31' |
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 15 April 1968
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Frank Haydock
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Dave Rudge
🕔 | HT Portsmouth 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 48’ Goal, 2-1, (Portsmouth), George Ley
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 2-2, (Portsmouth), Ron Tindall
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Keith Bradley
🕔 | FT Portsmouth 2-2 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
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 15 April 1968
Villa earn a crucial point at Fratton Park to climb to joint thirteenth in the table and extend the gap to the relegation places to seven points with five games left to play.
Tommy Cummings' Villa make it fourteen wins, five draws and eighteen defeats in thirty seven League games so far this season.
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
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
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Monday, 15 April 1968
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🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 5 🟥 20 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Cummings names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.09 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.25 |
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Smith | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK John Milkins | 🏴 |
LB George Ley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
WH Harry Harris | 🏴 |
CH Frank Haydock | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Albert McCann | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴 |
W Nicky Jennings | 🏴 |
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
F Mike Treblicock | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 87' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Mike Travers | 🏴 |
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
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | | 67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
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
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 15 Apr 1968, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton