Game #2988
Aston Villa
1-2-2, 4 PTS
Monday, 26 August 1968
Won
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Bristol City
0-3-2, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,679
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Mike Ferguson | 73' |
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 August 1968
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bristol City
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-0, John Woodward, Assist by Mick Ferguson
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Dave Rudge, Sub on, Brian Greenhalgh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol City
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
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 26 August 1968
Villa beat the "heavies" of Bristol City to win their first game of the season under Tommy Cummings thanks to John Woodward's second goal of the campaign. Villa climb to 14th.
Tommy Cummings' Villa win for the first time in nine games to make it a win, two draws and two defeats in five division two games so far this season.
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, 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
Bristol City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Monday, 26 August 1968
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🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 24 | 1.20
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
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
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Dunn, Bobby Park and Dave Rudge replace Colin Withers, Willie Anderson and Brian Greenhalgh.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.00 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 28.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.61 |
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |
Bristol City
GK Mike Gibson | 🏴 |
RB Trevor Jacobs | 🏴 |
FB Alec Briggs | 🏴 |
RH Ken Wimshurst | 🏴 |
CH Jack Connor | 🏴 |
WH Gordon Parr | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kellard | 🏴 |
W Gerry Sharpe | 🏴 |
IF Chris Crowe | 🏴 |
F Chris Garland | 🏴 |
CF John Galley | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | for M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Terry Bush | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | | 34 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, 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
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Aug 1968, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Villa Park