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 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Cardiff City
Assist(s) | Willie Anderson | 31' | Mike Ferguson | 70' |
🟩 26 December 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
🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 December 1968
🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Brian Tiler | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
🟩 26 December 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 December 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 26 December 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 December 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 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
🟩 26 December 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 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 December 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 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 December 1968, Villa 2-0 Cardiff, Villa Park.