Game #2823
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 20 January 1965
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Lee | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
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:
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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 the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.91 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.10 |
Youngest Player |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 | 20.59 |
In terrible conditions Villa face an onslaught of Chelsea thuggery, typified by Ron Harris, that leaves Villa down to ten men for over an hour of the game.
Dick Taylor's Villa lose home advantage in the first leg of the League Cup semi final to leave it all to do at Stamford Bridge.

Lost
2-3
🟥 20 Jan 1965, Villa 2-3 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tony Hateley | 58' | 84' |
Assist(s) | Barry Stobart | 84' |
Match Timeline:
🚑 | 30' Player retires from field of play with injury, Barry Stobart
🥅 | 35' Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Bobby Tambling
🥅 | 45' Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), Barry Bridges
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play, Barry Stobart
🚑 | 47' Player retires from field of play with injury, Gordon Lee
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-2, Tony Hateley
⚽ | 84' Goal, 2-2, Tony Hateley, Assist by Barry Stobart
🥅 | 85' Goal, 2-3, (Chelsea), John Boyle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Chelsea
Season | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Wednesday, 20 January 1965

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1963-1971
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Referee: Maurice Fussey | 🏴 | Retford, 1963-1971
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 2 🟥 16 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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League Cup
Chelsea

Villa Park
Attendance: 12,022
GK Peter Bonetti | 🏴 |
CB Marvin Hinton | 🏴 |
D Ron Harris | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M John Boyle | 🏴 |
M John Mortimore | 🏴 |
M Bert Murray | 🏴 |
M Terry Venables | 🏴 |
M George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
F Bobby Tambling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Barry Bridges | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | (ft)

Substitutes:
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Unused Substitutes:
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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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