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16th of 22

Season 77 | 1965-66

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

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LB Charlie Aitken | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

48

โšฝ

1

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

48

League:

42

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

5

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

18

38%

๐ŸŸจ

7

15%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

23

48%

52%

PPG

1.27

CB John Sleeuwenhoek | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

44

โšฝ

0

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

44

League:

38

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

5

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

18

41%

๐ŸŸจ

6

14%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

20

45%

55%

PPG

1.36

CF Tony Hateley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

44

โšฝ

28

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

44

League:

39

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

4

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

17

39%

๐ŸŸจ

6

14%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

21

48%

52%

PPG

1.30

RB Mick Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #501 |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

43

โšฝ

0

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

42

League:

36

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

5

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

17

40%

๐ŸŸจ

6

14%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

20

47%

53%

PPG

1.33

GK Colin Withers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

42

โšฝ

0

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

42

League:

38

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

3

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

17

40%

๐ŸŸจ

7

17%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

18

43%

57%

PPG

1.38

F Willie Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

42

โšฝ

9

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

42

League:

37

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

4

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

17

40%

๐ŸŸจ

5

12%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

20

48%

52%

PPG

1.33

W Johnny MacLeod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

42

โšฝ

5

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

11

1

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

41

League:

36

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

4

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

18

43%

๐ŸŸจ

4

10%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

20

48%

52%

PPG

1.38

F Phil Woosnam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

40

โšฝ

20

40

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

40

League:

35

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

4

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

17

43%

๐ŸŸจ

5

13%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

18

45%

55%

PPG

1.40

M Dave Pountney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

38

โšฝ

2

34

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

4

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

34

League:

30

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

3

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

14

37%

๐ŸŸจ

5

13%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

19

50%

50%

PPG

1.24

M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

29

โšฝ

2

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

2

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

29

League:

26

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

3

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

11

38%

๐ŸŸจ

5

17%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

13

45%

55%

PPG

1.31

W Tony Scott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

29

โšฝ

2

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

29

League:

25

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

3

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

9

31%

๐ŸŸจ

5

17%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

15

52%

48%

PPG

1.10

M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

29

โšฝ

3

29

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

29

League:

26

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

3

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

9

31%

๐ŸŸจ

6

21%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

14

48%

52%

PPG

1.14

M Bobby Park | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

18

โšฝ

4

16

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

6

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

16

League:

13

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

3

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

7

39%

๐ŸŸจ

2

11%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

9

50%

50%

PPG

1.28

M Graham Parker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

12

โšฝ

1

11

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

2

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

11

League:

8

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

2

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

5

42%

๐ŸŸจ

1

8%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

6

50%

50%

PPG

1.33

F Alan Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

10

โšฝ

0

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

1

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

9

League:

8

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

1

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

1

10%

๐ŸŸจ

2

20%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

7

70%

30%

PPG

0.50

CF Barry Stobart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

โšฝ

1

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

6

League:

5

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

1

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

2

33%

๐ŸŸจ

2

33%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

2

33%

67%

PPG

1.33

GK John Gavan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

โšฝ

0

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

6

League:

4

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

2

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

1

17%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

5

83%

17%

PPG

0.50

RB Keith Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

โšฝ

0

5

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

5

League:

5

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

2

33%

๐ŸŸจ

1

17%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

3

50%

50%

PPG

1.17

M Lew Chatterley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

5

โšฝ

0

4

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

7

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

4

League:

4

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

2

40%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

3

60%

40%

PPG

1.20

W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

โšฝ

1

4

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

4

League:

4

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

2

50%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

2

50%

50%

PPG

0.50

W Ray Bloomfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

โšฝ

0

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

1

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

2

League:

2

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

2

100%

0%

PPG

0.00

W Dave Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1965-66

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

โšฝ

0

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

1

100%

0%

PPG

0.00

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