Game #2839
Aston Villa
12-3-21, 27 PTS

Saturday, 10 April 1965
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
F Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

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League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
Dick Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.32 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 18.55 |
Charlie Aitken, creator of the first goal, hits a screamer four minutes from the end to secure a draw at Turf Moor. Birmingham however claim both points at home to Leicester and close the gap to Villa in 20th to a point. Villa play Birmingham at Villa Park next.
Dick Taylor's Villa drop a point but are crucially now unbeaten in two to make it twelve wins, three draws and twenty one defeats in thirty six division one matches this season. At the same point in 1963-64, under former manager Joe Mercer, Villa had lost fifteen and won nine before going on to finish 19th, two places above relegation. In consequence, with six games left to play, Dick Taylor needed to continue the unbeaten run if Villa were not going to fall to relegation at the end of his first season.

Drew
2-2
🟨 10 Apr 1965, Villa 2-2 Burnley, Turf Moor
Scorer(s) | Tony Hateley | 8' | Charlie Aitken | 86' |
Assist(s) | Charlie Aitken | 8' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Burnley, pen), Alex Elder
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-1, Tony Hateley, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | HT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 71' Goal, 1-2, (Burnley), Andy Lochhead
⚽ | 86' Goal, 2-2, Charlie Aitken
🕒 | FT Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 10 April 1965

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
Kick off: 3,00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Referee: Kevin Howley | 🏴 | Billingham, 1956-1971
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Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 6 🟥 23 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
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Division One
Burnley
14-9-15, 37 PTS

Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,106
GK Harry Thomson | 🏴 |
D Sammy Todd | 🇬🇧 |
CB John Talbut | 🏴 |
LB Alex Elder | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Brian O’Neil | 🏴 |
M Brian Miller | 🏴 |
M Gordon Harris | 🏴 |
W Willie Morgan | 🏴 |
W Ralph Coates | 🏴 |
CF Andy Lochhead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Willie Irvine | 🇬🇧 |
Harry Potts | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1959-60
Matchday Squad:
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