Game #2843
Aston Villa
15-4-21, 34 PTS
Tuesday, 20 April 1965
Won
18th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 22,290
Leicester City
Villa Park
11-13-16, 34 PTS
Aston Villa
1-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Phil Woosnam | 57' |
MATCH SUMMARY
How could it be? 'Lowly' Villa beat the mighty Leicester to close within a point of the East Midlands giants just a day after being labelled relegation fodder. Funny old game. The arrogance of a club without a trophy was, and continues to be something to behold.
In more important news, Villa secure first division safety after a largely torrid season under Dick Taylor as their latest result in a six game unbeaten run relegates Wolves alongside already gone Birmingham.
Villa climb to the heady height of 18th, and though first division football for 1965-66 is hugely welcomed, there are few convinced by Dick Taylor as the man to build from here.
KEY MAN
Lew Chatterley, scored to win it for Villa and secure top flight status for 1965-66, Tuesday, 20 April 1965.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 20 April 1965
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 57' Goal, 1-0, Lew Chatterley, Assist by Phil Woosnam
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa are now unbeaten in six League games for the first time this season and in a remarkable turn of form register their fourth win in six to make it fifteen wins, four draws and twenty one defeats in forty division one matches this season.
At the same point in 1963-64, under former manager Joe Mercer, Villa had lost seventeen and won ten before going on to finish 19th, two places above relegation after losing their final two games of the season.
Villa’s best run of the season stood in stark contrast to their form prior to April but better late than never the end of season run secured their top flight status in an otherwise disappointing season under Dick Taylor save for a Cup run highlighted by the sound beating of lower division opposition.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1964-65 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Tuesday, 20 April 1965
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Norman Matthews | 🏴 | Bicester, -1965
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
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MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 7 🟥 23 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Matthews | 🏴 | Bicester, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.70 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.35 |
Youngest Player |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 | 19.23 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Keith Bradley | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Matt Gillies | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Gordon Banks | 🏴 |
RB Clive Walker | 🏴 |
CB Graham Cross | 🏴 |
CB Ian King | 🏴 |
LB Richie Norman | 🏴 |
M Tom Sweenie | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Goodfellow | 🏴 |
M Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
M Dave Gibson | 🏴 |
W Billy Hodgson | 🏴 |
W Mike Stringfellow | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Leicester XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
International Duty | 1 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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