Game #2846
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 21 August 1965
Lost
20th (-4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 15,575
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Villa lose at Bramall Lane on the opening day of the 1965-66 campaign under Dick Taylor.
Sheffield United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 August 1965
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Alan Birchenhall
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's Villa open the season with a defeat and end a run of eight unbeaten from 1964-65.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 21 August 1965
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, -1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 8 🟥 24 | 1.37
Career Form:
Mid Table
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Cowen | 🏴 | Oldham, -1965
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Frank Cowen
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield United
None
TEAM NEWS
Lew Chatterley is named as Villa's first ever 'substitute'. For 1965-66 teams could name a “twelfth man” who could be used to replace an injured player with the first twelfth man position going to Chatterley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.15 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 18.92 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
John Harris | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Alan Baker | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
RB Len Badger | 🏴 |
D Reg Matthewson | 🏴 |
D Ken Mallender | 🏴 |
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
M Joe Shaw | 🏴 |
M Alan Birchenall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Wagstaff | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
F Keith Kettleborough | 🏴 |
CF Mick Jones | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substititutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Graham Shaw | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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