Game #2987
Aston Villa
0-2-2, 2 PTS
Saturday, 24 August 1968
Lost
17th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
3-1-0, 7 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,666
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
Blackburn Rovers
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 August 1968
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Malcolm Darling
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 60' Villa reduced to 10-men due to treatment for injury to Fred Turnbull, no substitution made
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), John Connelly
💥 | 63' Fred Turnbull returns to field of play
🔁 | 76' Sub off, Fred Turnbull, Sub on, John Chambers 🟢
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-0 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
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 August 1968
Another mixed goalkeeping performance from Colin Withers with excellence interspersed with two goal conceding mistakes. Villa lose for the second time in four winless games under Tommy Cummings to sit 17th in the table.
Tommy Cummings' Villa fail to score for the first time this season and have now gone eight games without a win as they make it two draws and two defeats in four division two games.
Meanwhile, midfielder John Chambers made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from school football in 1965.
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M John Chambers | 🏴 | #530 | Youth team promotion
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
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 24 August 1968
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🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 9 🟥 24 | 1.16
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 February 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
Cards: None
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Cummings names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.41 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.45 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.52 |
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
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
Eddie Quigley | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Adam Blacklaw | 🏴 |
FB Billy Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Dick Mulvaney | 🏴 |
LB Keith Newton | 🏴 |
CH John Coddington | 🏴 |
WH Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Stuart Metcalfe | 🏴 |
M Eamonn Rogers | 🇮🇪 |
W John Connelly | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Don Martin | 🏴 |
F Malcolm Darling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Chambers | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Maurice Whittle | 🏴 |
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
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M John Chambers | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
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
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 Aug 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood