Game #2816
Saturday, 5 December 1964
Attendance: 12,892
Lost
Division One
21st (-1)
Sheffield United
WLWWL
Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Burrows, scored but Villa lose their thirteen League game in twenty under Dick Taylor, Saturday, 5 December 1964.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa lose for the second time in three to make it five wins, two draws and thirteen defeats in twenty division one matches this season.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 5 December 1964
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Dick Taylor |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-4 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Phil Woosnam replaces Lew Chatterley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.08 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 31.98 |
Youngest Player |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 20.79 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
FB Gordon Lee |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Dave Pountney |
W Harry Burrows |
W Johnny MacLeod |
CF Tony Hateley |
CF Barry Stobart |
F Ron Wylie |
F Phil Woosnam |
Sheffield United
Hodgkinson, Matthewson, Mallender, Shaw G, Badger, Richardson (g), Wagstaff (g), Kettleborough (g), Hartle, Woodward, Jones (g). Manager: John Harris.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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