Game #2989
Aston Villa
1-2-3, 4 PTS
Saturday, 31 August 1968
Lost
19th= (-5)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Blackpool
2-4-0, 8 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,919
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-1
Blackpool
Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 August 1968
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackpool), Ronnie Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackpool
🔁 | 74' Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, Brian Greenhalgh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Blackpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 August 1968
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Blackpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952-53
Aston Villa
Blackpool
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 31 August 1968
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🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Gerrard Lewis | 🏴 | Port Talbot, 1967-1971
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 25 | 1.18
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gerrard Lewis | 🏴 | Port Talbot, 1967-1971
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Willie Anderson and Keith Bradley replace Dave Rudge and Mick Wright.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 28.35 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 21.62 |
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Mortensen | 🏴 |
Blackpool
GK Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
CB John McPhee | 🏴 |
LB Harry Mowbray | 🏴 |
M John Craven | 🏴 |
M Glyn James | 🏴 |
W Graham Oates | 🏴 |
W Ronnie Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
CF Tom White | 🏴 |
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Graham Rowe | 🏴 |
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
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Dunn | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, 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
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 31 August 1968, Villa 0-1 Blackpool, Villa Park.