1968–69 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Recent history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa 1968–69 (1) Tommy Cummings (2) Tommy Docherty (1) Norman Smith (2) Doug Ellis Villa Park Second Division 18th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Second round 1967–68 1969-70 Second City Derby 31--23--23 1967–68 1969-70 The 1968–69 English football season was Aston Villa's 70th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League Second Division. Aston Villa had been in decline for several years; the club had an ageing five-man board "who had failed to adapt to the new football reality".Ward, Adam, p. 98 The club had neither developed a scouting network nor an effective coaching structure. In the pre-season, newspapers reported the arrival of Argentinian International Oscar Arce, formerly of Peñarol and Rosario Central. He was reportedly valued at £100,000 (at the time Martin Chivers was the League record signing at £125,000).Villa planning to sign an Argentinian The Birmingham Post 24 June 1968 13Football...South American style The Birmingham Post 24 June 1968 13 Following Arce joining, in July 1968, Peter Doherty was appointed chief scout. Peter Doherty joins Villa as chief scout, The Birmingham Post, 3 July 1968, p40 Arce made seven appearance for the reserves,p26, The Aston Villa Miscellany, David Woodhall, 2007. 1-905326-17-3 but, while skilful, he was criticised for his temperament, fitness and lack of effort. The club bought him out of his contract. Events off the pitch came to a head in November 1968. With Villa lying at the bottom of Division Two, the board sacked Tommy Cummings. On 21 November 1968 the problems in the boardroom were highlighted when board member George Robinson resigned. Following his resignation, the board issued a statement: "[The board] would make available, by their resignation, such seats as new financial arrangements might require".Ward, Adam, p. 100 Aston Villa F.C. was up for sale. After much speculation London financier Pat Matthews bought control of the club. He brought in local travel agent Doug Ellis as chair of the new board that was convened on 16 December 1968. Two days later Tommy Docherty was appointed as manager, his third club in six weeks, after his resignation from Rotherham United and a brief spell at Queens Park Rangers. There were debuts for Brian Tiler (107), Mike Ferguson (38), Dave Simmons (17), John Griffiths (3), John Chambers (2), and Barry Lynch (2).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History After just two years at Blackburn Barrie Hole (47) moved, this time to Aston Villa for £60,000 in September 1968. In a disappointing season, Hole won the Aston Villa Lions Club Terrace Trophy for the best player at Aston Villa as decided by the fans.Special feature: The former Aston Villa and Notts County star showing plenty of pluck https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-notts-county-edwards-9920578 19 August 2021 Birmingham Live Second Division Second Division y AVL Matches 10 August 1968 Sheffield United 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2984 Aston Villa Willie Anderson 79 pen. Bramall Lane L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1968-69 17 August 1968 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2985 Fulham John Woodward 84 Villa Park D 19 August 1968 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2986 Millwall Willie Anderson 26 pen. Villa Park D 24 August 1968 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2987 Aston Villa Ewood Park L 26 August 1968 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2988 Bristol City John Woodward 73 Villa Park W 31 August 1968 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2989 Blackpool Villa Park L 7 September 1968 Derby County 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2991 Aston Villa Mike Ferguson 86 Baseball Ground L 14 September 1968 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2992 Hull City Willie Anderson 46 Villa Park D 18 September 1968 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2993 Aston Villa Brian Godfrey 64 Burnden Park L 21 September 1968 Birmingham City 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2994 Aston Villa St Andrew's L In the Second City derby both teams won their home game.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches All Aston Villa's Matches AVFC History 6 August 2023 28 September 1968 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2995 Oxford United Barrie Hole 42Brian Godfrey 83 Villa Park W 5 October 1968 Cardiff City 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2996 Aston Villa Brian Godfrey 72 Ninian Park D 8 October 1968 Bristol City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2997 Aston Villa Ashton Gate L 12 October 1968 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2998 Crystal Palace Willie Anderson 78 pen. Villa Park D 19 October 1968 Norwich City 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/2999 Aston Villa Lew Chatterley 3 Carrow Road D 26 October 1968 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3000 Carlisle United Villa Park D 2 November 1968 Huddersfield Town 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3001 Aston Villa Mike Ferguson 3 Leeds Road L 9 November 1968 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3002 Preston North End Villa Park L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3002 16 November 1968 Portsmouth 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3003 Aston Villa Fratton Park L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3003 23 November 1968 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3004 Middlesbrough Own goal 73 Villa Park W https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3004 30 November 1968 Bury 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3005 Aston Villa John Woodward 50Willie Anderson 59 Gigg Lane L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3005 7 December 1968 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3006 Charlton Athletic Villa Park D https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3006 14 December 1968 Crystal Palace 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3007 Aston Villa Lionel Martin 75Dick Edwards 88 Selhurst Park L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3007 21 December 1968 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3008 Norwich City Dick Edwards 4Barrie Hole 82 Villa Park W On 18 December Tommy Docherty had become the manager.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3008 26 December 1968 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3009 Cardiff City Barrie Hole 31Brian Tiler 70 Villa Park W https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3009 28 December 1968 Carlisle United 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3010 Aston Villa Willie Anderson 65 Brunton Park W https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3010 11 January 1969 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3012 Huddersfield Town Barrie Hole 8 Villa Park W 18 January 1969 Preston North End 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3013 Aston Villa Deepdale L 1 February 1969 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3016 Portsmouth Dave Rudge 53Brian Godfrey 78 Villa Park W 15 February 1969 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3018 Bury Dave Rudge 73 Villa Park W 22 February 1969 Charlton Athletic 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3019 Aston Villa Dave Simmons 4 The Valley D 1 March 1969 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3020 Sheffield United Barrie Hole 4Dave Simmons 58Dave Simmons 69 Villa Park W 4 March 1969 Middlesbrough 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3021 Aston Villa Ayresome Park D 8 March 1969 Fulham 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3022 Aston Villa Own goal 15 Craven Cottage D 15 March 1969 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3023 Blackburn Rovers Dave Simmons 39 Villa Park D 22 March 1969 Blackpool 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3024 Aston Villa Brian Godfrey 2 Bloomfield Road D 29 March 1969 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3025 Derby County Villa Park L 4 April 1969 Millwall 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3026 Aston Villa Lionel Martin 83 The Den W 5 April 1969 Oxford United 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3027 Aston Villa Manor Ground L 8 April 1969 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3028 Bolton Wanderers Own goal 14 Villa Park D 12 April 1969 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3029 Birmingham City Dave Simmons 55 Villa Park W In the Second City derby both teams won their home game. 19 April 1969 Hull City 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3030 Aston Villa Boothferry Park L Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1968–69 FA Cup Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 4 January 1969. Seven matches were drawn and went to replays. Kettering Town was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate8Aston Villa2–1Queens Park Rangers4 January 1969 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 25 January 1969. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate3Southampton2–2Aston Villa25 January 1969ReplayAston Villa2–1Southampton29 January 1969 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 February 1969. However, for the first time in history, the entire fifth round draw for the FA Cup was unable to be played due to heavy snowfall across England,http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/viewArticle.arc?toDate=1969-02-11&fromDate=1969-02-10&currentPageNumber=1&resultsPerPage=10&sortBy=default&offset=0&viewName=&addFilters=&removeFilters=&addCat=&queryKeywords=FA+Cup&sectionId=1040&currPgSmartSet=1&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1969-02-10-12&articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1969-02-10-12-006&xmlpath=&pubId=17&totalResults=1&addRefineFilters=&removeRefineFilters=&addRefineCat=&next_Page=false&prev_Page=false&date_dd_From=10&date_mm_From=02&date_yyyy_From=1969&date_dd_to_range=11&date_mm_to_range=02&date_yyyy_to_range=1969&date_dd_from_precise=10&date_mm_from_precise=02&date_yyyy_from_precise=1969&isDateSearch=false&dateSearchType=range&refineQuerykeywordText= The Times Archive 2008-09-02 Times Newspapers Ltd. 1969-02-10 LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedic and the matches were replayed at various times after this date. Most took place by the following Wednesday (one of these requiring a replay), two were played a fortnight later, but the final match was not played until 1 March and required a replay two days later. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate5Tottenham Hotspur3–2Aston Villa12 February 1969 League Cup 1968–69 League Cup Second round Home team Score Away team Date Aston Villa 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur 4 September 1968 References External links AVFC History: 1968-69 season Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C. season