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First Division
16th of 22

Season 77 | 1965-66

Dick Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Colin Withers

Player #511
Goalkeeper
GK Colin Withers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #511 |

21 March 1940

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

42

โšฝ

0

โœ…

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

76

โ›”

7

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 74 | โœ… 74 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

John Gavan

Player #497
Goalkeeper
GK John Gavan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #497 |

8 December 1939

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

6

โšฝ

0

โœ…

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

13

โ›”

1

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 12 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

John Sleeuwenhoek

Player #485
Centre Back
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #485 |

26 February 1944

Wednesfield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

44

โšฝ

0

โœ…

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 203 | โœ… 203 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Charlie Aitken

Player #488
Full Back
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |

1 May 1942

Edinburgh ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

1

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 234 | โœ… 234 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 11

Mick Wright

Player #501
Full Back
RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #501 |

25 September 1946

Ellesmere Port ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

43

โšฝ

0

โœ…

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 100 | โœ… 99 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Keith Bradley

Player #512
Full Back
RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #512 |

31 January 1946

Ellesmere Port ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

6

โšฝ

0

โœ…

5

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Alan Deakin

Player #474
Midfielder
M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |

27 November 1941

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

29

โšฝ

3

โœ…

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 207 | โœ… 207 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 13

Lew Chatterley

Player #498
Midfielder
M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #498 |

15 February 1945

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

5

โšฝ

0

โœ…

4

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 34 | โœ… 33 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Mike Tindall

Player #476
Midfielder
M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #476 |

5 April 1941

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

29

โšฝ

2

โœ…

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 102 | โœ… 102 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5

Dave Pountney

Player #502
Midfielder
M Dave Pountney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #502 |

12 October 1939

Shrewsbury ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

38

โšฝ

2

โœ…

34

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

4

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 103 | โœ… 99 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Bobby Park

Player #508
Midfielder
M Bobby Park | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #508 |

3 July 1946

Edinburgh ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

18

โšฝ

4

โœ…

16

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 27 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 8 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Dave Rudge

Player #516
Midfielder
M Dave Rudge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #516 |

21 January 1948

Wolverhampton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

0

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Graham Parker

Player #505
Midfielder
M Graham Parker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #505 |

23 May 1946

Coventry ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

12

โšฝ

1

โœ…

11

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Jimmy MacEwan

Player #470
Winger
W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #470 |

22 March 1929

Dundee ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

4

โšฝ

1

โœ…

4

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 181 | โœ… 181 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 33 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 47

Johnny MacLeod

Player #506
Winger
W Johnny MacLeod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #506 |

23 November 1938

Edinburgh ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

42

โšฝ

5

โœ…

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

11

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 79 | โœ… 78 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 8 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 22

Tony Scott

Player #515
Winger
W Tony Scott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #515 |

1 April 1941

Huntingdon ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

29

โšฝ

2

โœ…

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | โœ… 29 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7

Dave Roberts

Player #509
Winger
W Dave Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #509 |

21 December 1946

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

1

โšฝ

0

โœ…

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Ray Bloomfield

Player #513
Winger
W Ray Bloomfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #513 |

15 October 1944

London ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Tony Hateley

Player #500
Forward
CF Tony Hateley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #500 |

13 June 1941

Derby ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

44

โšฝ

28

โœ…

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 136 | โœ… 136 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 81 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 19

Phil Woosnam

Player #496
Forward
F Phil Woosnam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #496 |

22 December 1932

Caersws ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

40

โšฝ

20

โœ…

40

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 125 | โœ… 125 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 29 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 27

Alan Baker

Player #486
Forward
F Alan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #486 |

22 June 1944

Tipton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

0

โœ…

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 110 | โœ… 109 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 17 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 12

Willie Hamilton

Player #514
Forward
F Willie Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #514 |

16 February 1938

Chapelhall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

42

โšฝ

9

โœ…

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 42 | โœ… 42 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 15

Barry Stobart

Player #510
Forward
CF Barry Stobart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #510 |

6 June 1938

Doncaster ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1965-66
๐Ÿ•’

6

โšฝ

1

โœ…

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1965-66 ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 23 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

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๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 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
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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