Game #2994
Aston Villa
1-3-6, 5 PTS
Saturday, 21 September 1968
Lost
21st (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Birmingham City
3-0-7, 6 PTS
St Andrew's
Attendance: 40,527
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
4-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 September 1968
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Phil Summerill
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Jimmy Greenhoff
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham City), Johnny Vincent
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 0-4, (Birmingham City), Geoff Vowden
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 4-0 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
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 September 1968
Villa concede three or more goals for the fourth time in ten league games as they are handed a second gold lesson in taking chances by fellow strugglers and neighbours Birmingham. Villa, having weathered a rain of stones into their penalty area, have two cleared off the line and become the first side to fail to score against Birmingham this season to fall to 21st in the second division.
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just a single win in the last fifteen games as they make it a win, three draws and six defeats in ten division two games so far this season. Meanwhile, Goalkeeper Colin Withers made his final Villa appearance aged 28 before moving on to Lincoln City in June 1969. Withers played for Villa between 1964-65 and 1968-69 making 163 appearances.
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 1964-68 🕒 163 | ✅ 163 🔁 (0) | 🥅 1.78 | ⛔ 20% | 🇺 0 | #511 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 21 September 1968
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🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1960-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.09
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Smith | 🏴 | Stonehouse, 1960-1973
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
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brian Greenhalgh and John Woodward replace Lew Chatterley and Tommy Mitchinson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.53 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.52 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.60 |
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MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stan Cullis | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jim Herriot | 🏴 |
RB Ray Martin | 🏴 |
CB Dave Robinson | 🏴 |
FB Colin Green | 🏴 |
LH Malcolm Beard | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hockey | 🏴 |
M Johnny Vincent | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Ron Wylie (ex) | 🏴 |
IF Geoff Vowden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Phil Summerill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CH Winston Foster | 🏴 |
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
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
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
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 21 Sep 1968, Villa 0-4 Birmingham, St Andrew's