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
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 25 October 1965