Game #2985
Aston Villa
0-1-1, 1 PTS
Saturday, 17 August 1968
Drew
16th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Fulham
1-1-0, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,937
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Fulham
Assist(s) | Tommy Mitchinson | 84' |
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 August 1968
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Fulham), Jim Conway
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 1-1, John Woodward, Assist by Tommy Mitchinson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham
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
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 August 1968
Villa need a late equaliser from John Woodward to avoid a second successive defeat after conceding an early goal to Fulham. Tommy Cummings’ side sit joint 16th after two second division games.
Tommy Cummings' Villa draw their first home game of the season and are now without a win in six matches.
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, 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
Fulham
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 17 August 1968
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🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Ivan Robinson | 🏴 | Manchester, 1967-1970
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 8 🟥 23 | 1.19
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ivan Robinson | 🏴 | Manchester, 1967-1970
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
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mick Wright, Fred Turnbull and John Woodward replace Lew Chatterley, Bobby Park and Alan Deakin.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.43 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.50 |
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Fulham
GK Ian Seymour | 🏴 |
RB John Ryan | 🏴 |
CB John Dempsey | 🇮🇪 |
CB Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
LB Fred Callaghan | 🏴 |
M Stan Brown | 🏴 |
IF Johnny Haynes | 🏴 |
W Jim Conway | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
W Les Barrett | 🏴 |
CF Frank Large | 🏴 |
CF Joe Gilroy | 🏴 |
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Don Kerrigan | 🏴 |
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
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Bobby Park | 🏴 | | 12 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 17 Aug 1968, Villa 1-1 Fulham, Villa Park