Game #2856
Aston Villa
5-1-4, 11 PTS

Saturday, 25 September 1965
9th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Graham Parker | 🏴 | for CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | 10' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Dick Taylor names the same line up for the sixth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.62 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.78 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.01 |
Villa put three past Tottenham before conceding twice to set up another high intensity rear guard action to earn their fifth win in six first division games. Villa climb to ninth in the table alongside Arsenal as Willie Hamilton impresses once again.
Dick Taylor's Villa make it three consecutive wins and a sixth victory in seven as their improved form continues and Taylor's win some, lose some record carried over from 1964-65 looks to be over. As a result Villa make it five wins, a draw and four defeats in ten League games this season.

Won
3-2
🟩 25 Sep 1965, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Bobby Park | 12' | Phil Woosnam | 22' | Willie Hamilton | 50' |
Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 12' | Charlie Aitken | 22' | Mike Tindall | 50' |
Match Timeline:
🔁 | 10’ Sub off, Tony Hateley, Sub on, Graham Parker
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Bobby Park, Assist by Willie Hamilton
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 2-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Charlie Aitken
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 3-0, Willie Hamilton, Assist by Mike Tindall
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 3-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Norman
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 3-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Robertson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 25 September 1965

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Keith Walker | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1975
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Referee: Keith Walker | 🏴 | Preston, 1961-1975
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 9 🟥 27 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
5-2-2, 12 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 29,856
GK Bill Brown | 🏴 |
CB Maurice Norman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Cyril Knowles | 🏴 |
M Dave Mackay | 🏴 |
M Eddie Clayton | 🏴 |
M Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
M Keith Weller | 🏴 |
W Jimmy Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Laurie Brown | 🏴 |
CF Alan Gilzean | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Greaves | 🏴 |
Bill Nicholson | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Phil Beal | 🏴 |
None
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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