Game #2998
Aston Villa
2-5-7, 9 PTS
Saturday, 12 October 1968
Drew
20th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Crystal Palace
6-4-4, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,876
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | None
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 October 1968
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Jack Bannister
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 1-1, Willie Anderson, pen
🔁 | Sub off, John Woodward, Sub on, Bobby Park
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace
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
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 October 1968
Villa draw at home with top eight side Palace but fall to the foot off the table on goal average below Fulham and Carlisle as they share 20th place.
Tommy Cummings' Villa now have just two wins in the last nineteen games as they make it two wins, five draws and seven defeats in fourteen division two games so far this season. As a result Villa sit bottom of the Second Division.
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, 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
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 12 October 1968
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🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: George Singleton | 🏴 | Lancashire, 1968
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | 1967-1968
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 12 🟥 30 | 1.10
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Singleton | 🏴 | Lancashire, 1968
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
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dave Rudge and John Woodward replace Mike Ferguson and Brian Greenhalgh.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.01 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.44 |
Youngest Player |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 | 20.74 |
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, 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 Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bert Head | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK John Jackson | 🏴 |
LB John Loughlan | 🏴 |
LB Jack Bannister | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John McCormick | 🏴 |
CB Mel Blyth | 🏴 |
M Roger Hoy | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Bobby Woodruff | 🏴 |
W Colin Taylor | 🏴 |
W Mark Lazarus | 🏴 |
W Cliff Jackson | 🏴 |
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Bobby Park | 🏴 | for CF John Woodward | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Terry Long | 🏴 |
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
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Bobby Park | 🏴 | | 81 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, 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
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 12 Oct 1968, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park