Game #2858
Aston Villa
5-1-6, 11 PTS

Saturday, 9 October 1965
13th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Dave Pountney | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🟢 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 1 |
Tony Hateley | 🏴 |
Tony Scott (debut)and Dave Pountney replace Bobby Park and Graham Parker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.10 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.05 |
Villa lose successive games to fall back to 13th in the League table.
Dick Taylor's Villa lose successive games to make it five wins, a draw and six defeats in twelve League fixtures this season.
Meanwhile, winger Tony Scott made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from West Ham United earlier this month for a fee of £25,000.

Lost
0-1
🟥 9 Oct 1965, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tony Scott
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-0, (Newcastle United), Ron McGarry
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Saturday, 9 October 1965

Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: Ernest Crawford | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1959-1965
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 W Tony Scott | 🏴 | #515 | £25,000 signing from West Ham
Final Appearances:
None
Dick Taylor | 🏴 | 1964-1967
🕒 66 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 9 🟥 29 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
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Division One
Newcastle United
4-3-5, 11 PTS

St James' Park
Attendance: 31,382
GK Dave Hollins | 🏴 |
CB John McGrath | 🏴 |
RB David Craig | 🇬🇧 |
RH Ollie Burton | 🏴 |
LH Jim Iley | 🏴 |
M Alan Suddick | 🏴 |
M Stan Anderson | 🏴 |
W Tommy Knox | 🏴 |
IF Ron McGarry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Dave Hilley | 🏴 |
F Albert Bennett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Joe Harvey | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | F Albert Bennett | 🏴 | (CB Bobby Moncur | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1954-55
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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