Game #3005
Aston Villa
3-7-11, 13 PTS
Saturday, 30 November 1968
Lost
22nd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Bury
5-6-9, 16 PTS
Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,609
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
Bury
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Godfrey | 50' | Mike Ferguson | 59' |
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 November 1968
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Bury), Jimmy Kerr
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-2, (Bury), Brian Grundy
🕒 | HT Bury 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-2, John Woodward, Assist by Brian Godfrey
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-2, Willie Anderson, Assist by Mike Ferguson
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-3, (Bury), Greg Farrell
🕒 | FT Bury 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 November 1968
Arthur Cox's second game victory proves a false dawn as Villa now have just three wins in the last twenty six games and make it three wins, seven draws and eleven defeats in twenty one division two games so far this season.
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Bury
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1902-03
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 30 November 1968
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🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Arthur Cox (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Southam, 1968
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Thacker | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1962-1973
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 February 1967, Villa 0-1 Liverpool, Anfield. 🆘
Cards: None
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Arthur Cox names the same line up for a third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.57 |
Youngest Player |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | 21.87 |
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MANAGER
Arthur Cox | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Fred Turnbull | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Woodward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Les Shannon | 🏴 |
Bury
GK Neil Ramsbottom | 🏴 |
RB Roy Parnell | 🏴 |
LB Mike Saile | 🏴 |
LB Alec Lindsay | 🏴 |
RH Brian Turner | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Kerr | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Greg Farrell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Brian Grundy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IF Bobby Collins | 🏴 |
F George Jones | 🏴 |
CF Alex Dawson | 🏴 |
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
IF Ray Parry | 🏴 |
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
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
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
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 30 November 1968, Villa 2-3, Bury, Gigg Lane.