Game #2979
Aston Villa
15-5-18, 35 PTS
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
Won
14th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Portsmouth
17-13-8, 47 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,774
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Portsmouth
Assist(s) | Brian Greenhalgh |
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Portsmouth
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Dave Rudge, Assist by Brian Greenhalgh
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth
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
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
Villa face Portsmouth on successive days and follow their Fratton draw with a Villa Park victory to leave Tommy Cummings’ side with one defeat in five second division games after a dismal run that had seen them lose eight in twelve. Villa climb to joint 12th in the table, eight points clear of relegation and secure in the second division for another season.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in four to make it fifteen wins, five draws and eighteen defeats in thirty eight League games this season.
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, 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
Portsmouth
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1967-68 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
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🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 5 🟥 20 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bobby Park replaces Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.21 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.09 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.25 |
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
FB Mike Travers | 🏴 |
RB Roy Pack | 🏴 |
LB George Ley | 🏴 |
WH Harry Harris | 🏴 |
CH Frank Haydock | 🏴 |
M George Smith | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴 |
W John McClelland | 🏴 |
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
F Mike Treblicock | 🏴 |
CF Ron Tindall | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Cliff Portwood | 🏴 |
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 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, 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
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Apr 1968, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park