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 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 August 1968
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M John Chambers | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 24 August 1968
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🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 9 🟥 24 | 1.16
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood 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
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 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Chambers | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood 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
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 24 August 1968, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park.