Game #2995
Aston Villa
2-3-6, 7 PTS
Saturday, 28 September 1968
Won
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Oxford United
3-4-4, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,083
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Oxford United
Assist(s) | Mike Ferguson | 42' | Barrie Hole | 83' |
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 September 1968
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-0, Barrie Hole, Assist by Mick Ferguson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Oxford United
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Godfrey, Assist by Barrie Hole
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oxford United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 September 1968
Villa face Oxford United for the first time in competitive football, Oxford become the 94th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have two wins in the last sixteen games as they make it two wins, three draws and six defeats in eleven division two games so far this season.
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Oxford United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Oxford United
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Saturday, 28 September 1968
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🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 57 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 November 1967, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Cards: None
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Dunn, Tommy Mitchinson and Alan Deakin replace Colin Withers, Brian Greenhalgh and John Woodward.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.99 |
Oldest Player |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 28.43 |
Youngest Player |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 21.69 |
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Arthur Turner | 🏴 |
Oxford United
GK Jim Barron | 🏴 |
RB Dick Lucas | 🏴 |
RB Cyril Beavon | 🏴 |
CB Colin Clarke | 🏴 |
FB John Shuker | 🏴 |
RH Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
CH Maurice Kyle | 🏴 |
M Graham Atkinson | 🏴 |
W David Sloan | 🇬🇧 |
F Mickey Bullock | 🏴 |
CF Ray Gaston | 🇬🇧 |
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Peter Hatch | 🏴 |
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
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, 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
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 September 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.