Game #3009
Aston Villa
5-8-12, 18 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1968
Won
20th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Cardiff City
13-4-8, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,250
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 31' | Mike Ferguson | 70' |
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1968
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Brian Tiler
⚽ | 31' Goal, 1-0, Barrie Hole, Assist by Willie Anderson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-0, Brian Tiler, Assist by Mike Ferguson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City
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
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 December 1968
Villa beat second placed Cardiff in Tommy Docherty’s second game in charge as the recalled Barrie Hole scores for the second successive match and new-boy Brian Tiler, signed by Docherty the previous Monday, scores on debut.
For good measure Willie Anderson, dropped by former boss Tommy Cummings, continues his rehabilitation under Docherty with his second assist in two games.
Tommy Docherty makes it two wins in two as Villa now have five wins in the last thirty games and make it five wins, eight draws and twelve defeats in twenty five division two games so far this season.
Villa win consecutive games for the first time this season - a feat witnessed by the highest gate in the second division this season.
Meanwhile, centre back Brian Tiler made a goalscoring debut aged 25 after moving from Rotherham United for a free of £33,000 on Monday.
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | #532 | £33,500 signing from Rotherham
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
Cardiff City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1926-27
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Thursday, 26 December 1968
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🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Docherty hands Brian Tiler his debut in place of Fred Turnbull.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.94 |
Oldest Player |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 | 35.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 | 21.63 |
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | 1968-1970
Aston Villa
GK John Dunn | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Barrie Hole | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴 |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Peter Broadbent | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Scoular | 🏴 |
Cardiff City
GK Fred Davies | 🏴 |
RB David Carver | 🏴 |
D Steve Derrett | 🏴 |
D Gary Bell | 🏴 |
CB Don Murray | 🏴 |
M Mel Sutton | 🏴 |
W Ronnie Bird | 🏴 |
W Barrie Jones | 🏴 |
W Les Lea | 🏴 |
F John Toshack | 🏴 |
F Brian Clark | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Dec 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park