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
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
🟩 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

