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1965-66 Central League

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1965-66 Central League

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1965-66 Central League

🟩 21 Aug 1965 Villa 4-2 Leeds
Saturday, 21 August 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Roberts | 17’ | Johnny Martin, Barry Stobart, Keith Bradley
 
Line Up & Subs
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

Dave Roberts scores his first goal in 35 Central League appearances.

🟥 24 Aug 1965 Wolves 1-0 Villa
Tuesday, 24 August 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): None

Line Up & Subs
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 28 Aug 1965 Sheffield United 4-0 Villa
Saturday, 28 August 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): None

Line Up & Subs
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 30 Aug 1965 Villa 2-0 Wolves
Monday, 30 August 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Ray Bloomfield, Jimmy MacEwan (pen)
 
Line Up & Subs
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 4 Sep 1965 Villa 2-3 Blackburn
Saturday, 4 September 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Roberts, Own Goal
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M. Shilvock
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 11 Sep 1965 Derby 2-0 Villa
Saturday, 11 September 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): None
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 13 Sep 1965 Villa 3-0 Manchester City
Monday, 13 September 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Roberts, Jimmy MacEwan (2 (1 pen))
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |


🟩 18 Sep 1865 Villa 3-1 Blackpool
Saturday, 18 September 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Lionel Martin (pen), Alan Deakin, Dave Rudge
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 20 Sep 1965 Manchester City 0-1 Villa
Monday, 20 September 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Lionel Martin
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 22 Sep 1965 Barnsley 0-1 Villa
Wednesday, 22 September 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Lionel Martin
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Howard Thompson
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 2 Oct 1965 Villa 2-0 Bury
Saturday 2 October 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Jimmy MacEwan (2)
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Howard Thompson
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ ⚽
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 9 Oct 1965 Villa 1-3 Newcastle
Saturday, 9 October 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Barry Stobart
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Howard Thompson
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟥 16 Oct 1965 Everton 2-1 Villa
Saturday, 16 October 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Barry Stobart
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 23 Oct 1965 Villa 4-0 Bolton
Saturday 23 October 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Barry Stobart, Alan Baker, Graham Parker, Bobby Park
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 30 Oct 1965 Chesterfield 2-3 Villa
Saturday, 30 October 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Alan Baker (2), Barry Stobart
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 6 Nov 1965 Villa 3-0 Burnley
Saturday, 6 November 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Roberts, Dave Pountney, Jimmy MacEwan
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 13 Nov 1965 Stoke 2-1 Villa
Saturday, 13 November 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Jimmy MacEwan

Line Up & Subs:
GK T. Proffitt
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 20 Nov 1965 Villa 1-0 Preston
Saturday, 20 November 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Alan Baker
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK T. Proffitt
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 27 Nov 1965 Wednesday 3-2 Villa
Saturday, 27 November 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Unknown

🟨 4 Dec 1965 Villa 2-2 Huddersfield
Saturday, 4 December 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Roberts, Bobby Park
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Both sides were awarded and missed penalties.

🟥 11 Dec 1965 United 2-0 Villa
Saturday 11 December 1965
Central League
Scorer(s): None

Line Up & Subs:
GK T. Proffitt
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 1 Jan 1966 Newcastle 3-0 Villa
Saturday, 1 January 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): None

Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟩 8 Jan 1966 Villa 3-0 Chesterfield
Saturday, 8 January 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Lionel Martin, Johnny Martin, Dave Roberts
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Howard Thompson
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟨 15 Jan 1966 Bolton 0-0 Villa
Saturday, 15 January 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): None
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟨 5 Feb 1966 Villa 2-2 Sheffield United
Saturday, 5 February 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Bobby Park (2)
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ ⚽
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 12 Feb 1966 Villa 1-2 Liverpool
Saturday, 12 February 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Barry Stobart
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 26 Feb 1966 Villa 3-1 Derby
Saturday, 26 February 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Pountney, Alan Baker, Jimmy MacEwan (pen)
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 19 Mar 1966 Villa 5-0 Barnsley
Saturday, 19 March 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): John Inglis, Dave Rudge, Lionel Martin, Dave Roberts (pen), Wilson Briggs
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CM Melvyn Sutton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 25 Mar 1966 Bury 3-4 Villa
Friday, 25 March 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): John Inglis, Graham Parker, Dave Rudge, Barry Stobart

Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟩 28 Mar 1966 Villa 1-0 Everton
Monday, 28 March 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Dave Roberts
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

🟩 9 Apr 1966 Villa 4-0 Stoke
Saturday, 9 April 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Barry Stobart (2), Dave Roberts, John Inglis
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ ⚽

🟩 11 Apr 1966 Villa 3-1 Albion
Monday, 11 April 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Lionel Martin, Bobby Park, Barry Stobart
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

🟥 16 Apr 1966 Preston 2-1 Villa
Saturday, 16 April 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Alan Baker
 
Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dave Rudge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟨 27 Apr 1966 Villa 0-0 United
Wednesday, 27 April 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): None

Line Up & Subs:
GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Graham Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Lionel Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

30 Apr 1966 Huddersfield v Villa
Saturday, 30 April 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Unknown

19 May 1966 Burnley v Villa
Thursday, 19 May 1966
Central League
Scorer(s): Unknown

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Match Media

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1965-66

Reserve Team Squad

GK T. Proffitt

Goalkeeper

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Peak Villa:

Intermediate League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1966

FB Wilson Briggs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #494 |

Full Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Raith Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Died 2005

W Ray Bloomfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #513 |

Winger

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Dallas Tornado 🇺🇸 Retired

F Alan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #486 |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Walsall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2026

GK John Gavan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #497 |

Goalkeeper

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Doncaster Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

FB Gordon Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #462 |

Full Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Shrewsbury Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2022

W Jimmy MacEwan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #470 |

Winger

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Walsall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2017

CF John Inglis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #521 |

Forward

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free

RB Keith Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #512 |

Full Back

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Peterborough United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Alan Deakin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #474 |

Midfielder

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Tamworth FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2018

W Johnny Martin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #507 |

Winger

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Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Formby FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2013

M. Shilvock

Unknown

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Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1965

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
🏆
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆
Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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