Game #2991
Aston Villa
1-2-4, 4 PTS
Saturday, 7 September 1968


Lost
19th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Derby County
2-3-2, 7 PTS
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 23,723
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Derby County
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Lionel Martin | 86' |
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 September 1968
🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Kevin Hector, 34 Seconds
🥅 | 16’ Goal, 0-2, (Derby County), Kevin Hector
🕒 | HT Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Willie Anderson, Sub on, John Woodward
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-3, (Derby County), Alan Hinton
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 1-3, Mick Ferguson, Assist by Lionel Martin
🕒 | FT Derby County 3-1 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
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 September 1968
Villa lose a third successive game in all competitions to remain 19th in the table after seven matches with only a late Mick Ferguson consolation to show for their efforts.
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just a single win in the last twelve games to make it a win, two draws and four defeats in seven division two games so far this season.
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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
Derby County


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1945-46
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FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Saturday, 7 September 1968
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 53 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 9 🟥 26 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Vernon Batty | 🏴 | Cheshire, 1962-1973
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
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Greenhalgh replaces John Woodward.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.89 |
Oldest Player |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 26.80 |
Youngest Player |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 21.33 |
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MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968

Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |

Derby County
GK Les Green | 🏴 |
RB Ron Webster | 🏴 |
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴 |
LB John Robson | 🏴 |
LB Jim Walker | 🏴 |
LH Dave MacKay | 🏴 |
M Willie Carlin | 🏴 |
M Alan Durban | 🏴 |
W Alan Hinton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Kevin Hector | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F John O’Hare | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF John Woodward | 🏴 | for M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 81' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Richie Barker | 🏴 |
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

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF John Woodward | 🏴 | | 22 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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