Game #2818
Aston Villa
6-2-14, 14 PTS

Saturday, 19 December 1964
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Barry Stobart | 🏴 |
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 2 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.82 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.01 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 20.51 |
Villa follow up an improved performance at Elland road with an essential win over Arsenal at Villa Park despite remaining in 21st place. Up next is bottom club Wolves, in 22nd place, four points behind Villa.
Dick Taylor's Villa's inconsistency brings a first win in three to make it six wins, two draws and fourteen defeats in twenty two division one matches this season.

Won
3-1
🟩 19 Dec 1964, Villa 3-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Alan Baker | 55' | 80' | Johnny MacLeod | 65' |
Assist(s) | Phil Woosnam | 55' | Tony Hateley | 65' | 80' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Joe Baker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-1, Alan Baker, Assist by Phil Woosnam
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-1, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Tony Hateley
⚽ | 80' Goal, 1-1, Alan Baker, Assist by Tony Hateley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal
Season | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 19 December 1964

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Unknown
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Final Appearances:
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Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 2 🟥 14 | 1.23
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
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Division One
Arsenal
9-4-10, 22 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 16,000
GK Tony Burns | 🏴 |
LB Billy McCullough | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ure | 🏴 |
RB Don Howe | 🏴 |
WH Frank McLintock | 🏴 |
M David Court | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
M Alan Skirton | 🏴 |
W George Armstrong | 🏴 |
F George Eastham | 🏴 |
CF Joe Baker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Billy Wright | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1952–53
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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