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Game #2861

Saturday, 23 October 1965

Attendance: 20,833

Won

Division One

9th= (+3)

Nottingham Forest

LLWDW

City Ground

Villa win at the City Ground to make it three games unbeaten and climb to joint ninth in the table alongside Chelsea, Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland. Wantaway Tony Hateley ‘scores’ the winner in a typical physical scramble from the blunt instrument that is the centre forward.

Nottingham Forest

1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 9' |

KEY MAN

RELATED MATCHES

MATCH TIMELINE

9’ Goal, 1-0, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
26’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Hinton
HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, 2-1, Tony Hateley
FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time in four to make it six wins, two draws and six defeats in fourteen League fixtures this season.

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1958-59

FIXTURE HISTORY

Previous 5 vs. Forest: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #69 |
Saturday, 23 October 1965

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Dick Taylor |
Referee | Norman Burtenshaw, Great Yarmouth |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLWDW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Norman Burtenshaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Great Yarmouth, 1962-1973
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

CARDS

Villa

Nottingham Forest

TEAM NEWS

Tony Hateley replaces Villa's goalscorer from the previous game Dave Pountney, who drops to the bench.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |

Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 32.86 |

Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 19.09 |

MANAGER

Dick Taylor

MANAGER

Aston Villa

GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Alan Deakin |
M Mike Tindall |
W Tony Scott |
W Johnny MacLeod |
F Willie Hamilton |
F Phil Woosnam |
CF Tony Hateley |

Nottingham Forest

Grummitt, Mochan, Hindley, Whitefoot, Taylor, Newton, Storey-Moore, Hinton (g), Barnwell, Addison, Wignall.

Manager: Johnny Carey.

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Dave Pountney |

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 25 October 1965