Game #2846
Saturday, 21 August 1965
Attendance: 15,575
Lost
Division One
20th (-4)
Sheffield United
DWDWL
Bramall Lane
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 |
KEY MAN
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HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
65’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), 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
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 |
Referee | Frank Cowan, Oldham |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Frank Cowan
CARDS
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
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
Hodgkinson, Matthewson, Munks, Mallender, Shaw J, Badger, Wagstaff, Kettleborough, Birchenall (g), Reece, Jones.
Manager: John Harris.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Lew Chatterley |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 23 August 1965