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 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Oxford United
Assist(s) | Mike Ferguson | 42' | Barrie Hole | 83' |
🟩 28 Sep 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
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
🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 September 1968
Villa win for the first time in six second division games as Barrie Hole scores his first for the club but remain 21st in the table and one point of safety.
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 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, 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
Oxford United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 28 Sep 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 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 57 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 10 🟥 29 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1967-1981
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
🟩 28 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 28 Sep 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 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Sep 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 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Sep 1968, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park